Astronomy Picture of the Day · June 22, 2010

Islands of Four Mountains from Above

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 22, 2010 is “Islands of Four Mountains from Above,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Earth Observatory , NASA , Terra satellite, ASTER ; Processing by: Jesse Allen & Robert Simmon). The original explanation runs about 162 words.

From the explanation

“Our Earth is covered by volcanoes. Volcanoes are breaks in the Earth’s cool surface where hot liquid rock from the interior comes out — sometimes suddenly .”

— APOD editors, June 22, 2010

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At a glance

Date: June 22, 2010
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Earth Observatory , NASA , Terra satellite, ASTER ; Processing by: Jesse Allen & Robert Simmon
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 162 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, June 22, 2010 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2010-june-22-islands-of-four-mountains-from-above

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