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August 1, 2016 overflight of Makushin Volcano's summit crater, roughly 2 km above sea level (6,000 ft). The crater is about 2x3 km and filled with ice, but there is a little hot spot at the top with actively degassing fumaroles and a small lake. We could smell sulfur downwind here, and see a thin, yellow coating of sulfur on the surrounding ice. For better image quality, click the "full size" link below.

Date: Aug 1st, 2016
Volcano(es): Makushin
Photographer: Van Eaton, Alexa
URL: avo.alaska.edu/image/view/100581
Image courtesy of USGS.
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