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Project: Mount Erebus Volcano Observatory (G-081)
Erebus Inner Crater (PS04): G-081 - Mount Erebus Volcano Observatory
Project: Mount Erebus Volcano Observatory (G-081)
- PI: Dr. Phil Kyle
- Project Lead: Philip Kyle
- Funding Source: NSF/PLR 1142083
Description
Mount Erebus on Ross Island is the most active volcano in Antarctica. Its persistent convecting lava lake of anorthoclase phonolite magma is unique among volcanos. The lake and underlying magmatic system emit volcanic gases into the pristine Antarctic atmosphere. Because of the access researchers have to the mountain and the nature of its small strombolian eruptions, Mount Erebus has become a model volcano for study.
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