An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured this stunning photo directly above Mount Ruapehu in New Zealand, better known as Mount Doom from the Lords of the Rings movie trilogy.
Near the summit lies Crater Lake, known as Te Wai a-moe in the native Maori, which is heated by a hydrothermal system within the volcano.
Following a period of dormancy dating back to 2011, volcanic activity was reported at Ruapehu in 2022 with water temperatures peaking around 40 degrees Celsius .Another image of a volcano, also in the Pacific region, was published this week by NASA, but this time it was actually ejecting steam.
Islands created by submarine volcanoes are often short-lived, though they occasionally persist for years. Home Reef has had four recorded periods of eruptions, including events in 1852 and 1857. Small islands temporarily formed after both events, and eruptions in 1984 and 2006 produced ephemeral islands with cliffs that were 50 to 70 meters high.
The jagged rocks and active volcano created the perfect eerie backdrop for the Peter Jackson-directed Lords of the Rings trilogy.
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