A plume containing ash and mud erupts through the Poás crater lake in July 1977 when phreatic explosions were produced at 25-minute intervals. This activity had begun in May 1977.

Photo by S. Racchini, 1977 (Universidad Nacional Costa Rica, courtesy of Jorge Barquero).

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Keywords: phreatic | eruption | explosive eruption | crater | crater lake | stratigraphy | ash | plume

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