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English:
This astronaut photograph of
snow
-covered volcanoes on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula illustrates one of the unique attributes of the
International Space Station
— the ability to view landscapes at an angle, rather than the straight-down view typical of many satellite-based sensors. This oblique view, together with shadows cast by the volcanoes and mountains, provides perspective about the
topography
of the region.
Kronotsky and Kizimen stratovolcanoes are distinguished by their symmetrical cones. Kizimen last erupted in 1928, while Kronotsky—one of the largest on the peninsula—last erupted in 1923. Schmidt Volcano, to the north of Kronotsky, has the morphology of a shield volcano and is not known to have erupted since humans have been keeping records. To the south (left) is Krasheninnikov, comprised of overlapping stratovolcanoes that formed within an earlier caldera . Krasheninnikov may have last erupted in 1550. Two summit craters are clearly visible. |
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| Source | NASA Earth Observatory |
| Author | ISS Expedition 25 crew |
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) under
Photo ID:
ISS025-E-17440
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Photograph acquired with a Nikon D3S digital camera using an 800 mm lens, and is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations experiment and Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, Johnson Space Center.
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