It was a stroke of good timing for the crew of the International Space Station.
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- ebindelglass
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awesome shot!
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- SamuraiDave
- 5 months ago
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cool dude, very cool
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Some higher resolution pictures and a Quicktime animation can be found here: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=38985
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This youtube slide show is nice too.
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Last one. These pictures are great too.
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wow! at a city college geology lecture it was said that ; the hard crust of the earth is between 5 and 25 miles thick, that is thinner than the skin of an apple is to an apple.
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actually the earth is held up by a giant tortouse and volcanic activity is his gas.
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Amazing! A truly epic picture.
One question though: What effect will this volcano have on the surrounding area as well as the atmosphere?
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- TentativeChaos
- 5 months ago
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There is nothing like the beauty of the natural wonders of the world... truly breathtaking!
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- devilsplaything
- 5 months ago
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