Photo credit: NASA/Michala Garrison
Michala Garrison used Landsat 9 imagery from the U.S. Geological Survey and VIIRS day-night band data to capture this stunning image of the Iceland volcano eruption that is sending lava near the famous tourist destination Blue Lagoon.
A volcanic fissure burst open on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula on November 20, 2024, heralded by a series of earthquakes signaling the new eruption. This Landsat 9 image was overlaid with an infrared signal to help distinguish the lava’s heat signature.
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The lava flowed east and west from the fissure, rather than toward the town of Grindavík. The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service reported that the latest event forced the evacuation of some of the town’s residents and the Blue Lagoon resort, a geothermal spa. A tongue of lava flowed over the car park of the spa, enveloping a small service building located there,” said Emily Cassidy, NASA Web Editor.
