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Stunning view from orbit: Dramatic volcanoes at dawn 7 January 2013, by Nancy Atkinson December of 2011. Source: Universe Today Volcanoes of Kamchatka, Russia at dawn, as seen from the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/CSA/Chris Hadfield A stunning view from orbit! Astronaut Chris Hadfield captured this shot of the volcanoes of Kamchatka in Russia. "Volcanoes look dramatic at dawn," Hadfield said via Twitter. "They startled me when I spotted them through the lens." Note the huge shadows created by the Sun, which is low on the horizon at dawn. These are just a few of the 160 volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far eastern part of Russia. 29 of the 160 are active. Thanks to Peter Caltner on Twitter who identified the volcanoes seen here: Tolbachik (at left, in clouds and smoke plume, active presently); Ushkovsky (in the back, right); Kliuchevskoi (right edge, the peak in front). Little ones in the foreground: Udina (left) and Zimina (right). These jagged peaks are obviously an eye-catching landmark from orbit, as they have been a target of observations before—by Yuri Malenchenko in November of 2012 and by Clay Anderson in 1 / 2 APA citation: Stunning view from orbit: Dramatic volcanoes at dawn (2013, January 7) retrieved 1 October 2021 from https://phys.org/news/2013-01-stunning-view-orbit-volcanoes-dawn.html This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. 2 / 2 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org).

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