Earth from Space - Image Description

STS059-L04-122 Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, U.S.A. April 1993
This low-oblique, east-northeast, synoptic photograph shows snow-covered Lassen Peak Volcano and the surrounding area. Visible in the photograph are Lassen Peak left and slightly below the center; the blue waters of Eagle Lake to the right of top center; and the darker blue waters of Lake Almanor southeast of Lassen Peak near the center right. Snow persists into April in the highlands surrounding Lassen Volcanic National Park.

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