Ruapehu Volcano and Tongariro Volcanic Complex

The largest and most active of several volcanic centers on New Zealand’s North Island is also the island’s highest mountain.

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Astronaut photograph ISS037-E-5089 was acquired on September 30, 2013, with a Nikon D3S digital camera using an effective 650 millimeter lens, and is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations experiment and Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, Johnson Space Center. The image was taken by the Expedition 37 crew. It has been cropped and enhanced to improve contrast, and lens artifacts have been removed. The International Space Station Program supports the laboratory as part of the ISS National Lab to help astronauts take pictures of Earth that will be of the greatest value to scientists and the public, and to make those images freely available on the Internet. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA/JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. Caption by William L. Stefanov, Jacobs at NASA-JSC.

Published October 28, 2013
Data acquired September 30, 2013

Source:

ISS > Digital Camera

Topic:

Land Surface > Geomorphology > Tectonic Landforms/Processes

Collection:

Astronaut Photography