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Ring Around the Mountain
On June 10, 2023, the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8 acquired this image of Mount Taranaki, a snow-capped mountain in New Zealand that is ringed by a dark green forest. Two older and extinct volcanoes, Kaitake and Pouakai, lie to the northwest of its peak.
Learn more about Mount Taranaki.
Image Credit: NASA/Wanmei Liang, USGS