New lava dome within Lascar summit crater (image: Skysat/SERNAGEOMIN)
Satellite observations from 30 January, analyzed by Skysat from the European Space Agency, confirmed a new lava dome within the summit crater.
The actively growing area is localized in the southeastern part of the crater and had not been observed during the previous months. It now appears as a cake-shaped lava dome.
The current dome diameters are about 81×93 meters (5,332 square meters).
The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Orange.
The warning bulletin states that ballistic impacts of volcanic bombs and pyroclastic flows could affect an area of about 10 km distance from the main crater.
Source: Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería de Chile volcano activity update 2 February 2023