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The broad NE-SW-trending Nyambeni Hills volcanic field is seen across this February 2019 Planet Labs satellite image mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 80 km across). The field contains numerous scoria cones, craters, and lava flows across an area approximately 50 km in length, with the youngest features near the center. Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

The broad NE-SW-trending Nyambeni Hills volcanic field is seen across this February 2019 Planet Labs satellite image mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 80 km across). The field contains numerous scoria cones, craters, and lava flows across an area approximately 50 km in length, with the youngest features near the center.

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

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