Clouds swirl around a caldera on Fernandina Island

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iss072e011909 (Oct. 3, 2024) -- Situated in the Galapagos is Fernandina Island. Pictured here is Fernandina's caldera, which stretches about 4 miles ( 6.5 kilometers) wide, with a sheet of clouds forming around it. As the International Space Station orbited 257 miles above, NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured this image.