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A degassing lava dome partially fills the crater at the summit of Colima on 11 January 2002. Renewed lava dome growth began in May 2001, and by the end of January 2002 the total volume of the dome was estimated to be 1,450,000 m3. Photo by Mauricio Bretón, 2002 (Colima Volcano Observatory, University of Colima).

A degassing lava dome partially fills the crater at the summit of Colima on 11 January 2002. Renewed lava dome growth began in May 2001, and by the end of January 2002 the total volume of the dome was estimated to be 1,450,000 m3.

Photo by Mauricio Bretón, 2002 (Colima Volcano Observatory, University of Colima).

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