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Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo Volcanoes

These African volcanoes are among the most active on Earth.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo Volcanoes.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Robert Simmon, using Landsat 8 data from the USGS Earth Explorer.

Published August 1, 2013
Data acquired July 29, 2013

Source:: Landsat 8 > OLI