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Eruption
from Crater 1 seen from north
15 minutes exposure of Crater 1 in eruption, seen from
the viewpoint about 300 m north of the craters, at about 750 m elevation.
Three explosions from Crater 1 and a small one from Crater 3 (hidden
behind the high SW rim of Crater 1) are captured on this photo, taken
between 0132 and 0147 on 9 June. Note absence of major conelets within
Crater 1, a consequence of the 1 and 6 June 1996 explosions. |
Close-up
of bomb ejection from Crater 1
Explosion from vent 2 in Crater 1 at 0618 on 9 June
1996. This close-up photo shows a broad fountain of incandescent bombs,
well visible even during daylight. View is from Pizzo sopra la Fossa. |
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Panoramic
view of the crater terrace
View from Pizzo sopra la Fossa towards the crater terrace,
with Crater 1 lying to the right and a small ash plume rising from
Vent 2 in Crater 3. Vent 1 in Crater 3, the source of quasi-continuous
lava pond and spattering activity, is inactive. Crater 2, barely discernible
behind the sulfur-covered north (right) rim of Crater 3, shows only
weak fumarolic activity. Photo taken at 0642 on 9 June 1996. |
Strong
explosion from Crater 1
Large lava fountain rising from vent 2 in Crater 1
at 0533 on 12 June 1996. Height of fountain is up to 100 m. Of the
three major cones formed within Crater 1 during the summer of 1994,
only a part of the southern "Twin" cone is still standing. View is
from Pizzo sopra la Fossa. |
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Lava
fountain erupting from Crater 3
Brightly incandescent lava fountain rising about 50
m above vent 2 in Crater 3 at 0556 on 12 June 1996. |
Details
of Crater 3 in the light of the rising sun
As the sun rises above the Pizzo sopra la Fossa, more
detail of the interior of Crater 3 becomes evident. The morphology
of vent 2 area has remained essentially the same since early 1995. |