Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-12324

Punta Púlpito is an obsidian lava dome on the peninsula near the center of this 1 December 2019 Planet Scope satellite image (N is at the top). The dome is about 0.5 million years old and geothermal activity continues in the area. This image is approximately 6 km across. Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

Punta Púlpito is an obsidian lava dome on the peninsula near the center of this 1 December 2019 Planet Scope satellite image (N is at the top). The dome is about 0.5 million years old and geothermal activity continues in the area. This image is approximately 6 km across.

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

Punta Púlpito

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Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-12324