ETNA VOLCANO PHOTOS
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Strombolian activity in Bocca Nuova:
Impressions from an excursion on 3 November 2000 -
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Bocca Nuova on 3 November 2000: afternoon |
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Bocca Nuova + SE-crater + Torre del Filosofo |
SE-crater | BN |
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Large 1.5 m - bomb from SEC |
It had been a cold night ! - Wind-shaped ice patterns at the TdF. |
Scoria bombs (ca. 20 cm) from BN in November. |
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Weak strombolian activity, mainly in the NE pit could be observed from the SW rim of BN (left 3 pictures). The NW crater that had formed during the vigorous eruptive period Sept.-Nov. 1999 (photos) was mostly quiet and steaming. (below r) |
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The W pit fills with steam. |
Occasionally, internal collapses produced dark ash-clouds. |
View from inside BN to the rim. Stephane is a silhouette against the setting sun. |
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A dramatic sea of clouds seen from Bocca Nuova. |
Sunset. |
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