November 22, 2023

IEEE Spectrum: For NASA, Iceland’s Lava Fields Mimic Venus’s Hellscape

IEEE Spectrum: Für die NASA ähneln Islands Lavafelder der Höllenlandschaft der Venus
During overflights of Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano in July, this false color image showcased radar capabilities in infernal conditions.
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The pleasant streets of Grindavik on the southern tip of Iceland are now barren, stark, and cracked, as empty-seeming as the vast landscape around it. On 11 November, this Iclandic fishing town was evacuated on fears of an imminent volcanic eruption.