Nishino-shima volcano (Japan): eruption still continuing, island grows lava delta on the SE side
Tue, 23 Jun 2015, 13:51 | BY: T
Landsat 8 infrared image of Nishinoshima on 21 June 2015 showing the active areas (vent and lava delta)
View of the growing lava delta on the SE shore
Thermal image showing strombolian activity at the central vent
Map of the island with contours from the past months (dotted black line show the now completely buried old island)
Mild strombolian activity and strong degassing occurs at the main vent, where a nice cinder cone has grown. The lava mostly flows through tubes, where it is hidden, to reach the active lava delta on the SE tip of the island. A smaller part seems also to feed/inflate inland surface lava flows in an area NE of the cone.
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