Kipuka, Craters of the Moon
By Richard Chasey, posted on October 19th, 2009 in Earth Observation
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory
This “kipuka” in Craters of the Moon National Monument is an area of undisturbed grassland surrounded by a lava flow.
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Panorama of the East Coast
This Jan. 29 panorama of much of the East Coast, photographed by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station, provides a look generally northeastward: Philadelphia-New York City-Boston corridor (bottom-center); western Lake Ontario shoreline with Toronto (left edge); Montreal (near center). An optical illusion in the photo makes the atmospheric limb and light activity from Aurora Borealis appear "intertwined." Image Credit: NASA