The red fountain of furnace mountain
Martin Mergili
University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Piton de la Fournaise (translation: furnace mountain) on the island of La Réunion is a highly active shield volcano. The video was recorded on the sixth day of an eruption that lasted from September 11 to September 18, 2016. By that time, the material ejected through lava fountains up to 60-80 m in height had accumulated to a cone of considerable size. Seen from some distance the steady, growling ejection of lava created a majestic, but also peaceful atmosphere.
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Properties
Type
Video
Format
MP4
Size
31.2 MB
Aspect
16:9
Width
1920 px
Height
1080 px
Duration
0:20
Video
h264
Audio
aac
Frame rate
25 fps
Coordinates
-21.2281, 55.7092
Tint
Dark grayish purple
Submitted
28 February 2017
Taken
16 September 2016
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