An overhead view of Mount Taranaki from a satellite. A white peak (a snow-capped mountain) is circled by dark green forest. The rest of the land around it is a bright green.NASA/Wanmei Liang, USGS On June 10, 2023, the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8 acquired this image of Mount Taranaki, a snow-capped mountain in New Zealand that is ringed by a dark green forest. Two older and extinct volcanoes, Kaitake and Pouakai, lie to the northwest of its peak.

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Image Credit: NASA/Wanmei Liang, USGS

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