Gas emissions from the summit crater of the MacKenney cone of Pacaya descends its SW flank in this 10 November 1994 photo. Powerful explosions during 7-10 March 1989 that destroyed the upper 75 m of MacKenney cone, after which Strombolian activity resumed in early January 1990.

Copyrighted photo by Stephen O'Meara, 1994.

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Keywords: stratovolcano | gas | gas plume | degassing

Pacaya