Aso san Volcano Caldera Photo

Photographer’s Note

Yesterday was very cold and the countryside around Mount Aso was once again covered in snow and frost.

This shot was taken from about 16,000 feet looking towards the North at 8:15 in the morning.

Although I have tried, I cant fit the whole Caldera into one frame but you can get an idea of the size by looking at the ridge in the middle distance which forms part of the Caldera wall that encircles the main peaks. The force of the initial eruption must have been huge!

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FrancisSanto (525) 2004-03-05 8:21

This photo helps a lot to understand this volcano. Is it possible to see it larger ?

jiherka (4465) 2004-03-05 18:21

It's a great picture Peter. As ask Francis, have you a picture larger ? This big caldera has more than 20 km of diameter, and it is not easy to have it on one picture.
In any case, this one is a good picture with all the crater in hte center.
BRAVO.

kajenn (2325) 2004-03-05 19:50

Another great shot from the sky, Peter. The caldera is really impressive and although you're not able to fit it all in, your photo gives a good understanding of how large it is. I think it's very similar to Thira (Santorini), in the Greek archipelago, where the main part of the calera is under water, with the main peak as a (smoking) island in the middle. Thira and some other islands are the remaining parts of the ridge.

Once more your photo is affected by a light mist/haze - and that might be important to display the distance - but I'm doing a workshop using autolevels (again), just to show you the difference. It is significant!

By the way, is this volcano active?

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