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English: The Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 satellite captured this true-colour image of plumes continuing to rise from Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii’s big island. Small clouds float overhead, casting their shadows on the land surface below. The relatively light cloud cover allows a clear view of the plume that rises from the Pu‘u ‘O‘o Crater and blows toward the north west. Along the island’s coast, dual small plumes blow in the same direction. These plumes arise from searing lava reaching the ocean water. A close look at this image reveals a landscape scarred by repeated lava flows. Deep brown and charcoal-coloured rock rivers flow to the sea from Kilauea vents. Between the lava flows, brushes of deep green vegetation appear along Hawaii’s southern coast. The ocean water appears pale blue-grey, with a rippled surface. This light ocean colour is likely sun glint—the mirror-like reflection of sunlight off the ocean surface.
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Author Jesse Allen
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Instrument: EO-1 - ALI

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