Karangetang volcano (Api Siau Island, northern Indonesia): two active craters, amount of glowing rockfalls from Crater 1 increases and Crater 2 illuminates, field report
Thu, 23 Feb 2023, 19:23 19:23 PM | BY: MARTIN
Dramatic view of currently two active craters, of which Crater 1 is erupting (foreground) and Crater 2 is "only" glowing (image: Andi Volcanist/VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia)
More and more glowing lava blocks continue to detach from the lava dome within the Crater 1, spreading onto the western and eastern flank, and illuminating mostly the western segment of the edifice.
As seen in the attached image, an impressive insight allows us to observe also a glowing Crater 2 in the background, meaning two craters out of five are active now.
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