NASA Photo ID: SL4-139-3997        File Name: 10076377.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 01/08/74
Title: Island of Hawaii, State of Hawaii seen from Skylab
Description:
A vertical view of the Island of Hawaii, State of Hawaii (19.5N, 155.5W),
as  photographed from the Skylab space station in Earth orbit by a Skylab 4 
crewman. This photograph, taken on January 8, 1974, is very useful in
studies  of volcanic areas. Prominent volcanic features such as the summit
caldera on  Mauna Loa, the extinct volcano Mauna Kea, the Kilauea caldera,
and the pit  crater at Halo Mau Mau within the caldera are easily
identified. Kilauea was  undergoing frequent eruption during the mission.
Detailed features such as  the extent and delineation of historic lava
flows on Mauna Loa can be  determined and are important parameters in
volcanic studies.             
Subject terms:
EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
HAWAII                                  
ISLANDS                                 
ONBOARD ACTIVITIES                      
PHOTOGRAPHY                             
SKYLAB 4                                
SKYLAB PROGRAM                          
VOLCANOES                               

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