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"Published Nov 14, 2024"> <div class = "thumbnail" data-href = "/images/153581/indonesia-continues-to-erupt"> <div class = "thumbnail-image"><a href="/images/153581/indonesia-continues-to-erupt"><img src = "https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/153000/153581/lewotobi_oli2_20241113_th.jpg" alt = "Indonesia Continues to Erupt" /></a></div> <div class = "caption"> <span class = "thumbnail-topic thumbnail-topic-image">Image</span> <h4><a href="/images/153581/indonesia-continues-to-erupt">Indonesia Continues to Erupt</a></h4> <p>A series of explosive eruptions from Mount Lewotobi lofted ash to the cruising altitudes of jets. 聽</p> <span class = "thumbnail-date">Published Nov 14, 2024</span> <p class = "btn-tag-group"> <a href = "/topic/image-of-the-day" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-imageofday">Image of the Day</a> <a href = "/topic/atmosphere" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-atmosphere">Atmosphere</a> <a href = "/topic/land" class = "btn 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The greenness of a landscape, or vegetation index, depends on the number and type of plants, how leafy they are, and how healthy they are.</p> <span class = "thumbnail-date">Feb 2000 — Sep 2024</span> <p class = "btn-tag-group"> <a href = "/topic/land" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-land">Land</a> <a href = "/topic/life" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-life">Life</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class = "col-sm-5 col-xs-12 masonry-item card10" data-tags = "imageofday land life water" data-date = "Published Sep 30, 2024"> <div class = "thumbnail" data-href = "/images/153384/bends-of-the-alabama-river"> <div class = "thumbnail-image"><a href="/images/153384/bends-of-the-alabama-river"><img src = "https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/153000/153384/ISS069-E-25553_th.jpg" alt = "Bends of the Alabama River" /></a></div> <div class = "caption"> <span class = "thumbnail-topic thumbnail-topic-image">Image</span> <h4><a 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