Acid Lake in Java

In Kawah Ijen, pretty turquoise waters belie a wicked chemical brew.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Caption by Kathryn Hansen, with image interpretation from Erik Klemetti, Denison University.

Published September 6, 2014
Data acquired August 22, 2013

Source:

Landsat 8 > OLI