Big Island Hawaii: Top Photos

Fire and ice on an island still being born from molten earth

A combination of sunglint and cloud helped to create a stunning image of Hawaii in late July 2017. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this
A NASA MODIS satellite image from July 2017, where sunglint and cloud cover frame the island — beautiful proof that even from orbit, Hawaii commands attention. © Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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