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A dark blue mountain is partially silhouetted against a blue sky dotted in clouds. A few clouds sit right around the summit.

Clouds Gather on Rincón de la Vieja Volcano

Clouds gather around the crater of Rincon de la Vieja volcano during a field campaign of NASA's CRATER project. CRATER (Costa Rica Airborne research on foresT Ecosystem Response to volcanic emissions), is a NASA-led project investigating the use of an uncrewed aircraft for volcanic trace gas sampling, in order to better understand the impact of carbon dioxide emissions on vegetation.

Image Credit: NASA/Milan Loiacono
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