Taftan volcano in SE Iran has extensively eroded flanks composed of lava flows, pyroclastic flows, and ignimbrite deposits, shown in this October 2019 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 42 km across). It has two main edifices, Narkuh and Matherkuh, and geothermal activity continues in the summit region.

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

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Keywords: erosion | stratovolcano

Taftan