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Thermal Sensor Lights Up from Volcanic Heat

The TIRS instrument on the new Landsat Data Continuity Mission satellite helps scientists pinpoint fine differences in temperature.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Thermal Sensor Lights Up from Volcanic Heat.

Images by Robert Simmon, using data from the U.S. Geological Survey and NASA. Caption by Kate Ramsayer and Mike Carlowicz.

Published May 7, 2013
Data acquired April 29, 2013