Scientists measure a shattered block ejected during Colima's 10 February 1999 explosion. Several impact craters were measured about 3 km NE of the summit, including from this block, which landed on the road to the caldera. This was the biggest explosion reported for the volcano in the previous 80 years. A substantial number of incandescent blocks started fires on the upper flanks.

Photo courtesy of F. Núñez-Cornú, G. Reyes-Davila, and C. Suárez-Plascencia, 1999 (University of Guadelajara).

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Keywords: volcanologist | field work | impact crater | ejecta | block

Colima