Image: ISS017-E-5037 lrg

Description: THERA (SANTORINI) ISLAND, GREECE: The white rooftops of cities and towns trace the caldera rim on the island of Thera, and overlook the young central islands of Nea Kameni and Palaea Kameni, which both formed from lava domes and flows that started erupting approximately 1,400 years after the cataclysmic 1620 BC event. Several of these flows are visible in the image as brown to dark-brown irregular masses forming Nea Kameni (image left). The most recent volcanic activity in the Kameni islands occurred in 1950, and included some small explosions and production of lava. The extent of development, and location of an airport (image upper right) on Thera illustrate the popularity of Santorini Volcano as a tourist destination. Today, volcanic activity is closely monitored by the Institute for the Study and Monitoring of the Santorini Volcano, or ISMOSAV. Astronaut photograph ISS017-E-5037 was acquired April 19, 2008 with a Kodak 760C digital camera using an 800 mm lens, and is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations experiment.
Title: ISS017-E-5037 lrg
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Author: ISS Expedition 17 Crew. Caption by William L. Stefanov, NASA-JSC
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