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A satellite image focuses on the Krasheninnikova volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula. The snow-covered summit caldera contains two small, round craters. A plume billows to the northwest and a dark lava flow runs to the northeast from the northern crater. The surrounding slopes appear to be covered in a thin layer of white snow.
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Eruption at Mayon
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Activity at the volcano in the Philippines sent lava and pyroclastic flows down the volcano’s flanks and prompted evacuations in…

Mar 13, 2026
Dust Outbreak Reaches Europe
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Clouds of dust lofted from the Sahara Desert brought hazy skies and muddy rain to Western Europe.

Mar 12, 2026
A Most Unusual Lake
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Lake Unter-See in Antarctica, sealed beneath thick ice, contains unusually high levels of dissolved oxygen and cone-shaped microbial reefs resembling…

Mar 11, 2026
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March 2026 Satellite Puzzler

Every month, NASA Earth Observatory features a puzzling satellite image. Can you guess the location?

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A satellite view shows green land with scattered light-brown formations containing concentric, uneven oval patterns. Blue water is visible at the top and top-left.

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March 2026 Satellite Puzzler

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