Thursday, May 17, 2012
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Tuesday, 08 May 2012 15:02
Incandescence Observed on Lava Dome
The cloud cover which normally obscures the top portions of the volcano recently cleared for a short period the evening of 5 May, allowing observation of incandescence, the glowing of rock. The photograph shown was taken during an...
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 09:45
CALIPSO Project Team Visits MVO
This week a team of scientists and technicians from the Carnegie Institution of Washington and the UNAVCO consortium are visiting MVO as part of their work for the Caribbean Andesitic Lava Island Precision Seismo-geodetic Observato...
Thursday, 05 April 2012 13:06
23 March Vent Observed
A new vent has been observed in the location where ash venting occurred on 23 March 2012. The vent is located in the floor of the 11 February 2010 collapse scar and is immediately south of the remnants of the old English’s Crater w...

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