A hint of an eruption
This deep blue water accumulated in a depression surrounded by circular crevasses on the ice surface of Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland. The formation of this depression is interpreted as indicator for a subglacial eruption in August 2014 that occurred while seismicity migrated laterally at 3 to 8 km depth for two weeks until a subaerial eruption started.
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Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
876.0 KB
Width
2337 px
Height
1621 px
Aspect
2337:1621
Brand
Nikon
Model
COOLPIX P7100
Exposure
6 mm f/5 1/800 s ISO 100
Software
Photoshop
Taken
4 June 2016
Coordinates
64.7339, -17.1016
Tint
Purplish white
Submitted
10 February 2018
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