One of several hornitos, from which lava keeps flows active and layers the lava lake (image: Enku Mulugeta/VolcanoDiscovery Ethiopia)
Our local geologist and guide for VolcanoDiscovery Ethiopia, Enku Mulugeta, carried out a field observation of the volcano in late July to provide information about the ongoing elevated effusive activity.
In the southern pit crater area, pulsating lava fountains continue from a chain of at least five dome-shaped hornitos, generating fresh fluidal bombs and lava flows. Hornitos (also called spatter cones currently) are arranged in a north-northeast oriented linear area distant about 200 meters from each other.
The southern lava lake layering continues as multiple lava flows spill out from hornitos in the south-southeastern direction.