These stunning pictures remind me ofsatellite photos of the Earths surfacetaken from hundreds to thousands of kilometers high up.

Some of these even bear striking resemblance to colored photos of the Martian landscape.

But these photos were taken closer to home.

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It is an inexpressible combination of colors, lines, and patterns.

The photo represents the mouth of the river falling into the ocean.

One can estimate the scale judging by the car tracks that are clearly seen on the black sand.

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This is just a river, just a volcano, just our planet."

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