Erta Ale volcano (Danakil depression, Ethiopia) field report: southern pit crater remains active, hornitos in northern…  – Volcano Discovery 05:57

Erta Ale volcano (Danakil depression, Ethiopia) field report: southern pit crater remains active, hornitos in northern one

Mon, 17 Apr 2023, 09:55 09:55 AM

BY: MARTIN

Hornitos within the northern pit crater at Erta Ale volcano (image: Enku Mulugeta/VolcanoDiscovery Ethiopia)

Hornitos within the northern pit crater at Erta Ale volcano (image: Enku Mulugeta/VolcanoDiscovery Ethiopia)

The expedition leader, geologist and local guide Enku Mulugeta from VolcanoDiscovery Ethiopia has been monitoring the volcano during 29-31 March.
He reported that the southern pit crater continues to be active occupied by the persisting lava lake. The current lava lake surface level is about 5 meters from the crater rim. Lava spattering continues to form a steed-sided spatter cone (also called a hornito) as ejecting fresh and plastic lava clots pile up upon each other into dozen of meters high deposits.
Within the northern pit crater, there are also two big hornitos being formed.