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An Eruption for Galápagos Iguanas

A volcano on Fernandina, an uninhabited island dense with wildlife, is lighting up the night sky with the glow of lava.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Wanmei Liang, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey and VIIRS day-night band data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published March 8, 2024
Data acquired March 5 - 7, 2024

Sources:
Landsat 8 > OLI
Suomi NPP > VIIRS