LANDSAT image of Fernandina volcano. The long-skinny dark areas arranged
radially around the center of the volcano are the youngest lava flows.
The caldera, the 900 m deep pit at the center of the volcano, is almost
7 kilometers in diameter. The greenish band around the southern side
of the caldera is vegetation. North is towards the top of the photo.
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