Mount Yasur Volcano

Mount Yasur is said to be the most easily accessible active volcano anywhere. A road winds up the mountain to near the crater, followed by a short but steep walk to the rim. I'm told that lava is visible bubbling around, but the crater was filled with smoke when I was there. It is obvious in the pictures.
The 1st and 2nd pictures look at the volcano from a distance. You can see the smoke above. The volcano isn't very tall at 361 meters, but it is visible from the ocean. It's red glow is said to have drawn Captain Cook to the island.
The next 5 pictures are the best I could get from the rim as I tried to catch moments when the smoke dissipated a bit. There was a lot of rumbling and some explosions, some of which sent ejecta almost up to the rim. It was close enough to see through the smoke. The usual state of Mount Yasur is at level 2 activity. At level 3, access to the mountain is cut off.
The 9th picture is a view from the rim across one edge of the crater. The 10th picture is in the visitors' center and shows some of the science about the volcano.Leia mais