Large lava dome confirmed in Japan’s Kikai Caldera

Researchers have confirmed big lava dome was created within the Kikai Caldera, south of Japan’s primary islands after the caldera-forming supereruption 7,300 years in the past. The dome is on this planet’s largest class of post-caldera volcano, with a quantity of over 32 cubic kilometers. It’s attainable that at present a large magma buildup could exist beneath the Kikai Caldera.
Geology News — ScienceDaily

This entry was posted in Geology and tagged , , , . Bookmark the permalink.

Leave a Reply