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Bromo volcano (East Java, Indonesia), Feb 2011: strombolian activity
Most of the material ejected during its ongoing eruption is ash and blocks from the crater and conduit walls. Incandescent material (i.e. fresh magma) was first observed at Bromo in Dec 2010. Mild strombolian activity was visible at night during our tour from 15-19 Feb, usually accomanied by hissing and soft explosion sounds. At least two different vents were active inside Bromo's crater. Most of the strombolian activity took place from the vent in the W half (right in the pictures) of the crater, while a vent in the eastern half (left) was the principal site of ash emissions and occasional powerful explosions accompanied by loud detonations and shock waves rattling windows in up to several kilometer distance.
A powerful vulcanian-type explosion shakes the ground. Many incandescent bombs are thrown many hundr... [
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Bromo and the Hindu temple at its feet in a moonlit night. Jorge has his camera set up for the next ... [
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Another powerful explosion throws a barrage of bombs onto the outer flanks of the cone. Only few of ... [
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Dense ash clouds are produced by vulcanian-type explosions. In this long exposure night time shot, t... [
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The moon has set and the night becomes dark again... Bromo erupting against a star-lit sky. (Photo: ... [
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Mild strombolian activity at dawn (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [
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View onto Bromo crater with a strong strombolian eruption in bright moonlight. The ash, blurred in t... [
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The glowing vent(s) illuminate the diffuse steam and ash plume above Bromo's crater bright red at ni... [
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Mild strombolian activity at Bromo's western vent. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [
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Panoramic view over Bromo volcano in strombolian activity at night. The ash plume is drifting eastwa... [
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The Hindu temple at the foot of Bromo volcano, East Java, Indonesia (Photo: Jorge Santos) [
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Eruption of Bromo volcano behind the Hindu temple (Photo: Jorge Santos) [
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The glowing crater of Bromo seen from the hotel on the caldera rim, ca. 2 km distance, at night (18 ... [
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Powerful strombolian eruption at night, throwing many bombs onto the outer flank, some hitting the s... [
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Glow and an eruption from Bromo volcano at dawn (Photo: Jorge Santos) [
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