Many strong fumaroles--vents or openings that emit steam
June 9, 2010
Many strong fumaroles--vents or openings that emit steam, hydrogen sulfide or other gases from beneath the earth's surface--are spread across the caldera (the circular depression at the summit of the volcano) in and around the 2001 eruption site of Papandayan in Java, Indonesia. (Date of Image: August 2004)
Topics:
Environment, Hydrothermal vents, Volcanology, Igneous rocks, Disaster Accident, Geothermal areas of Yellowstone, Caldera, Volcano, Mount Papandayan, Fumarole, Indonesia, Java, eruption site
