NASA shares image of Mauna Kea volcano from space – See pic

Zee Media Bureau/Shruti Saxena

New Delhi: US space agency NASA has shared an image of the aerial view of the summit of the Mauna Kea volcano on Hawaii Island.

The image taken by a member of the Expedition 45 crew on the International Space Station (ISS), shows tiny white domes and lava flowing atop the volcano.

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Mauna Kea, or "white mountain," is a dormant volcano believed to have last erupted some 4,500 years ago. It is called the white mountain because its slopes often are dusted with snow during winter.

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Also, India along with Japan, the US, China and Canada has plans to set up world's biggest telescope in Hawaii Island. The 30-metre telescope, also known as TMT, will help astronomers to study stars which have their origin dated 200 million to 400 million years after the Big Bang.

(With Agency inputs)