An obsidian lava flow surprises volcanologists on a visit to Chile’s Puyehue Cordón Caulle Volcano.
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Ash cloud and fresh lava flow near Puyehue Cordón Caulle Volcanic Complex, Chile.
Atmosphere Land Volcanoes
Acquired July 31, 2011, this natural-color image shows an eruption plume and lava flow from Puyehue-Cordón Caulle.
Despite being classified as a “minor” eruption, Chile’s Puyehue Cordón-Caulle Volcano continues to pump out large amounts of ash.
Land Volcanoes
Satellite views show exposed lava and hot spots in Congo.
A NASA satellite observed the eruption of a volcano in a remote part of Eritrea.
Acquired in late December 2011, this image shows a volcanic plume pouring out of a fissure on the slope of Chile’s Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcano.
This pair of satellite images was among the first detailed pictures of the erupting vent and lava flows.
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Fresh lava flows radiate from Kilauea’s Pu’su ’O’o, crater, as the Volcano’s longstanding eruption continues.
Acquired March 6, 2013, this image shows a fresh lava flow on the surface of Tolbachik Volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula.