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NASA Image Reveals Lava Pouring from Iceland Volcano Eruption

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Iceland 's most recent eruption began on November 20 , and is the seventh to occur in less than a year .

The image was captured by OLI-2 (Operational Land Imager-2) on Landsat 9 on November 24 .

It shows lava flowing from a fissure in the Sundhnúkur crater series on Iceland 's Reykjanes Peninsula .