Science and Exploration

Mauna-Loa Volcano Viewed From Orbit

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
January 9, 2017
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Mauna-Loa Volcano Viewed From Orbit
Mauna-Loa volcano
ESA/NASA

Thomas Pesquet: Have you ever looked straight into an active volcano… from space? This is what it looks like. The Mauna-Loa volcano of Hawaii has snow on top and distinct lava-flow patterns on its slopes.
Vous vous êtes peut-être déjà demandé à quoi ressemblait le cratère d’un volcan actif… Voilà ce que cela donne depuis l’espace ! Le Mauna-Loa (à Hawaï) a de la neige au sommet et des coulées de lave très identifiables sur ses pentes

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