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Lava Lake Discovered on Mount Michael

Scientists confirmed a stable pond of lava exists within the crater, raising the planet’s known number of lava lakes to seven.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published July 19, 2019
Data acquired January 31, 2018

Source:
Landsat 8