Lunar Eclipses and Asama Volcano, Japan

A very dark lunar eclipse.  Image courtesy SyFyWire

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El Estribo Volcanic Complex, Mexico

El Estribo (red marker) volcano.  Cinder cone topping the shield is just to the south of the marker.  Fault scarp / flank collapse scarp visible to the left and right of the marker.  Neighboring Patzcuaro is the settled area to the right.  Southern end of Patzcuaro Lake is visible at top.  Screen capture from Google maps

Debris Avalanche at Mount Meru, Tanzania

Peak of Mount Meru on the northern flank of the volcano looking south. Flank collapse amphitheater clearly visible on the left of the volcano. Image courtesy Wiki

The Hakoneyama Caldera System, Japan

Airborne view of Mount Hakone volcano. Lake Ashi in the foreground. Image courtesy Wiki

Ongoing Effusive Eruption at La Soufriere, St Vincent

An effusive eruption began on La Soufriere volcano on St Vincent (St Vincent and the Grenadines) island in the eastern Caribbean Sea in Dec.  Note that this is currently an ongoing dome building eruption.

Recent Activity at Little Sitkin, Alaska

NASA Landsat image of Little Sitkin island. Image courtesy SJ Smith via AVO, 2001

Volcan Almolonga and Cerro Quemado, Guatemala

Volcan Cerro Quemado with most recent lava flow in the foreground. Image courtesy Guatemala.com

Cut, Corroded and Collapsed – Gunung PAPANDAYAN (🇮🇩)

“Vulkan Papandajan auf Java” (1905). Painting by the German zoologist and naturalist Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919).

G. Papandayan seen from the north. Complete mountain range on the left; zoom into the main crater with the head scarp of the 1772 collapse on the right. (© GMaps)

Papandayan is the volcano you can actually see on satellite images (e.g. Google Earth) even from a view point 800 km above ground – it is the white patch of a collapse scar that stands out in stark contrast from the dark green forest. The volcano sits at the southern end of the Kendang-Papandayan mountain range.

G. Papandayan is generally said to be 2665 m high but there seems to be some confusion as to location and actual height

Flank Collapse at Anak Krakatau, Dec. 22, 2018

Anak Krakatau a week following flank collapse eruption Dec. 22. The vent region has not yet been rebuilt above water level. Highest remaining part of the island is the hyaloclastic ring that used to host the most recent cone. Note also the island has been resurfaced and grown a bit. Image courtesy BBC News, Jan. 3 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46743362https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46743362

Popocatepetl – Mexico City’s Active Volcano

Popocatepetl in eruption, July 2013. Photo courtesy Science Times. http://www.isciencetimes.com/articles/5617/20130712/popocatepetl-volcano-erupts-mexico-city-ash.htm