Cerro Azul eruption photos

By eklemetti on June 6, 2008.

Cerro Azul 2008

I had been looking for some pictures of the recent eruption of Cerro Azul in the Galapagos, and finally I found some posted on the BBC. There are some rather stunning pictures of the rift eruption (#3), the lava flows heading downslope (over older lava flows, #4) and even a little lava spatter (#1).Â

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