The steep crater wall of Popocatépetl is seen here from the western crater rim 1979 showing the stratigraphy of the upper cone. The low point on the eastern crater rim is about 170 m below the summit.

Photo by Bob Luhr, 1979.

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Keywords: crater | stratigraphy | geology

Popocatépetl