Iceland’s Caldera of Hot Springs

An unusual type of lava erupted beneath ice to form many of the otherworldly geological features within Torfajökull.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Mike Taylor and Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey and data from NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published March 16, 2018
Data acquired September 20, 2014

Sources:

Landsat 8 > OLI

Terra > ASTER