Hawaii, the largest island in the chain of the Hawaiian Islands

iss072e421839 (Dec. 28, 2024) --- Hawaii, the largest island in the chain of the Hawaiian Islands, hosts Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, and Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano that is also home to the world's largest astronomical observatory, the Mauna Kea Observatories. The International Space Station was orbiting 260 miles above the Pacific Ocean at the time of this photograph.