Sentinel-2A observes Nyiragongo’s lava lake

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 02 July 2016 at 08:25:22 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): volcano, UNESCO world heritage, national park, lake, vegetation, forestry, geohazard, land, Congo, Rwanda, Uganda
Fig. 1 - S2 near the Congo - Rwanda - Uganda border - 4-3-2 natural colours, relief magnified with a 2x factor
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Fig. 2 - On the Albertine rift, Nyiragongo and its lava lake before Nymulagira’s lava field - 12-11-8 composite
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Fig. 3 - City of Goma and Lake Kivu, a Ramsar site subject to limnic eruptions - Natural colours
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Fig. 4 - Part of the Virunga, Bwindi and Volcanoes national parks, home of mountain gorilla - 8-4-3 composite
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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