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Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-12839

This breadcrust bomb was ejected from the Karymsky crater and landed below the SW flank some time before 2014. When it was erupted it was still molten and expanding in the center, causing the cooled, solidified crust to crack apart to form this typical structure. Photo by Janine Krippner, 2014.

This breadcrust bomb was ejected from the Karymsky crater and landed below the SW flank some time before 2014. When it was erupted it was still molten and expanding in the center, causing the cooled, solidified crust to crack apart to form this typical structure.

Photo by Janine Krippner, 2014.

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Keywords: ballistic ejecta | bomb | ballistics


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