from space showing the Big Island of Hawaii (click to enlarge.) Mauna Loa volcano dominates the island, its black basaltic lava flows stand out in stark contrast to the surrounding lush tropical forests in green. A thin bluish-gray plume of smoke is visible near the island's southeastern shore, rising from Kilauea, the most active volcano on Earth. Just to the north of Mauna Loa is the dormant grayish Mauna Kea Volcano dotted with smaller cinder cones (in orange), which hasn't erupted in an estimated 3,500 years.Image credit: NOAA Coastal Services Center Hawaii Land Cover Analysis project; NASA, 24 November 2003.
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