Mount Paektu: North Korea’s Slumbering Giant

Having unearthed signs of a massive eruption in 946 A.D., scientists are now wondering when the volcano might erupt again.

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NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey and plate boundary data from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program. Caption by Adam Voiland.

Published May 12, 2016
Data acquired September 22, 2015

Source:

Landsat 8 > OLI