Mount Erebus, the southernmost active volcano on Earth, rises above Ross Island, Antarctica, reaching an elevation of approximately 3,800 metres. When the Sun sits low above the horizon at this high southern latitude, the mountain can cast long shadows across the surrounding landscape and sea ice, highlighting its height.
This natural-colour image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 17 March 2026, shows the snow-covered slopes of Mount Erebus and the nearby…
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