Merapi

Incandescent rockfalls accompanying slow growth of the summit lava dome descend from beneath a cloudcap covering the summit of Merapi volcano in this 1993 nighttime view. Periodic collapse of Merapi's lava dome has produced pyroclastic flows down the western and southern flanks that have devastated populated areas and agricultural lands.

Type/Process: Lava Dome
Volcanic Status: Historical
Image Number: 006-086
Photographer: Ruska Hadian, 1993 (Volcanological Survey of Indonesia)
Summit Elevation: 2968 meters
Latitude/Longitude: 7.542 S / 110.442 E
Timeframe: Last known eruption 1964 or later
Region: Indonesia and Andaman Islands