Ubinas_Volcano,_Peru.jpg
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Summary
Description Ubinas Volcano, Peru.jpg |
English:
True-colour image of Ubinas volcano. As a result of its frequent activity, the steeply sloped peak is coated with
lava
. A
canyon
on the southern slope is evidence of a collapse in the volcano’s
past
. A small circular
caldera
crowns the volcano. A little more than a kilometre across, the caldera is defined by
walls
that range from 80 to 300 meters high. Dark-coloured ash and tiny volcanic rocks (lapilli) carpet the crater floor. An ash cone rises from the centre of the crater, casting a dark triangular
shadow
. Within the shadow of the ash cone lies a
white
, funnel-shaped inner crater that is 200 meters deep.
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Date | |
Source | NASA Earth Observatory |
Author | Robert Simmon |
Image captured by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s EO-1 satellite. ALI data from the NASA EO-1 team.
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