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Desktop Project Part 4: Underwater volcano in teal

Discover the stunning underwater volcano eruption near El Hierro, highlighted by the Earth Observing-1 satellite's captivating imagery.

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[Over the past few weeks, I've collected a metric ton of cool pictures to post, but somehow have never gotten around to actually posting them. Sometimes I was too busy, sometimes too lazy, sometimes they just fell by the wayside... but I decided my computer's desktop was getting cluttered, and I'll never clean it up without some sort of incentive. I've therefore made a pact with myself to post one of the pictures with an abbreviated description every day until they're gone, thus cleaning up my desktop, showing you neat and/or beautiful pictures, and making me feel better about my work habits. Enjoy.] I love pictures of volcanoes taken from Earth-observing satellites. I've posted lots of 'em, but I don't think I've seen one quite like this:

That is an underwater volcano that's been erupting since October of 2011. This picture, taken by the Earth Observing-1 satellite on February 10, ...

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