Llaima in Chile, taken on April 9, 2009. Image courtesy of the NASA Earth Observatory.
The NASA Earth Observatory (currently celebrating its 10th year) has posted a number of great images of the current eruption of Llaima in Chile, taken from Earth Observing-1 and Terra Satellites. They show both the ash plume of the eruption and the lava flows associated with it (above). The image here is a false-color image of Llaima, where the bright red/orange is the lava flow from the volcano, along with the dark brown of the ash/rocks from this and previous eruptions.
The eruption itself might continue to be hindered by a blocking of the vent from the tephra erupted so far, which as added 70 meters / 230 feet to the volcano's height. This eruption has threatened paths, roads and waterways around the volcano (in spanish). Most appear to be OK so far, but Alejandro ...
