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Klyuchevskaya Sopka Volcano

Lava might not be super chill up close, but from space? Yup, that’s more chill.
Lava might not be super chill up close, but from space? Yup, that’s more chill. Photo: Pierre Markuse

I tried to get a cool image of this volcano but failed to really capture the vibe, so I turned to the archives of friend of the blog and satellite genius Pierre Markuse. Klyuchevskaya Sopka Volcano is a stratovolcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula. It is also, as you can see, dribbling out lava. The peninsula, incidentally, is also dealing with an environmental catastrophe as hundreds of dead sea creatures wash up on the shore due to suspected pollution. Sorry to ruin the vibes for a minute, but would it really be an Earther post without reminding you the world is dying?