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The lava flow down the center of this 3 December 2019 Sentinel-2 satellite image (N is at the top) was erupted from the Cerro Auquihuato scoria cone at its northern terminus. The flow is approximately 10 km long and reaches a thickness of 50 m. Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2019.

The lava flow down the center of this 3 December 2019 Sentinel-2 satellite image (N is at the top) was erupted from the Cerro Auquihuato scoria cone at its northern terminus. The flow is approximately 10 km long and reaches a thickness of 50 m.

Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2019.

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Cerro Auquihuato

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Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-12337