Mount Erebus, Antarctica, satellite image. North is towards upper left. This volcano (3794 metres) is one of four volcanoes on Ross Island off the coast of Antarctica. It is the second-highest volcano in Antarctica, and the most southerly active volcano on Earth. Features seen on this image include the summit crater (centre), the Erebus ice tongue (lower centre), and Scott Base and McMurdo Station at the tip of the peninsula at lower right. This image covers an area around 45 kilometres across. Image data (combining infrared and visible light) obtained on 31 December 2013, by the ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) sensor on NASA's Terra satellite. | |
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