QUICK FACTS
Where is it? Mount Nyamuragira and Mount Nyiragongo, Congo [-1.46079851, 29.22711414]
What's in the photo? Infrared images of lava lakes that emerged during simultaneous volcanic eruptions
Which satellite took the photo? Landsat 8
When was it taken? June 30, 2014
This striking, false-color satellite image shows the intense heat coming from a pair of lava lakes that emerged on simultaneously erupting volcanoes in Congo. The neighboring peaks are among Africa's most active — and deadly — volcanoes.
