Months after first erupting—and sending ash around the world—activity at Chile’s Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcanic Complex may be winding down. The volcanic plume in this satellite image appears noticeably thinner than it did one week before. Chile’s El Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN) has recently reported only weak earthquakes, and no events associated with explosions.
- Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN). (2011, August 22). Reporte Especial de Actividad Volcánica No 114 Complejo Volcánico Puyehue—Cordón Caulle. Accessed August 24, 2011.
NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC. Caption by Robert Simmon.
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