Satellites Spot a “Ghost” Island

The Kumani Bank mud volcano in the Caspian Sea suddenly manifested an island in early 2023 that had nearly disappeared by the end of 2024.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Satellites Spot a “Ghost” Island.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Wanmei Liang, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Lindsey Doermann.

Published January 10, 2025
Data acquired November 18, 2022 - December 25, 2024