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'Glowing' lava lakes spotted on Africa's most active volcanoes

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Mount Nyamuragira and Mount Nyiragongo , Congo , are among Africa 's most active volcanoes.

Sizeable lava lakes were spotted at the summits of both volcanoes during the simultaneous eruptions.

The image was captured in infrared, which makes the lava lakes glow red and gives the surrounding vegetation a bright green coloration.

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