NASA GSFC/CIL/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez/NASA, ESA, CSA, and L. Hustak (STScI)
A volcano erupted in Iceland's most densely populated area on December 18. It is the largest eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula since 2021.
Vincent Kessler/Reuters
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