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Satellite Imagery Shows the Spectacular Flow to the Sea

This image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on September 30, shows the flow of lava from the volcano erupting on the Spanish island of La Palma — This image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on September 30, shows the flow of lava from the volcano erupting on the Spanish island of La Palma Image: ESA

About that other lava flow. Imagery captured by the European Space Agency shows the trail of destruction it has left across the island. The agency released striking Copernicus-2 satellite imagery on Friday showing the stream of molten rock stretching nearly 4 miles (6 kilometers) from the Cumbre Vieja to the Atlantic Ocean.

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