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The 12-km-diameter Uksichan summit caldera is visible in this 25 July 2019 Sentinel-2 satellite image (N is at the top). The complex includes a large shield volcano, scoria cones, lava domes, and lava flows out to 15-20 km. This image is approximately 24 km across. Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2019.

The 12-km-diameter Uksichan summit caldera is visible in this 25 July 2019 Sentinel-2 satellite image (N is at the top). The complex includes a large shield volcano, scoria cones, lava domes, and lava flows out to 15-20 km. This image is approximately 24 km across.

Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2019.

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Uksichan

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Image GVP-12305