Marion Island, South Africa
Acquired on on May 5, 2009, this true-color image shows Marion Island in the Indian Ocean. Sparsely vegetated, this volcanic island has remnants of snow near its summit.
This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Marion Island, South Africa.
NASA Earth Observatory image created by Jesse Allen, using EO-1 ALI data provided courtesy of the NASA EO-1 team and the United States Geological Survey. Caption by Michon Scott.
Published October 18, 2009
Data acquired May 5, 2009
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