Caption by Adam Voiland with image interpretation from Erik Klemetti. NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using EO-1 ALI data provided courtesy of the NASA EO-1 team. At a recent press conference, CENAPRED Director Roberto Quaas said scientists have no way of predicting whether the molten rock in the chamber will be slowly released or if it will erupt in a powerful explosion. The region’s dense population means a serious eruption could have grave consequences. Popocatépetl is situated between two large population centers: Mexico City (19 million) and Puebla (2.6 million). local time more than 13 low intensity “exhalations” of steam and gas occurred on the 26th, but only three contained ash. On April 25, 2012, Mexico’s National Center for Disaster Prevention (CENAPRED) reported that Popocatépetl released bursts of steam, gas, and ash into the atmosphere at 1:00 p.m. On April 18 and April 23, explosions sent hot, glowing rock fragments as far as 800 meters (874 yards) from the main vent some of these fragments produced small mudslides, known as lahars. Other plumes similar to the one shown above have wafted from the volcano an especially dense ash plume emerged on April 20th and drifted east at an altitude of 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles).
Popocatépetl, which means “smoking mountain” in the Aztec language, has seen low to moderate levels of activity throughout the past week. A portion of a cloud northwest of the main vent obscures part of the plume. Older lava flows are visible cutting into forests on the western slope.
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The ongoing eruption has flung hot rock fragments onto the northeast flank of the mountain, and a tan patch of what is probably new material- tephra-is visible just north of the main vent. local time (16:35 Universal Time) on April 25, 2012.Ī plume of steam and ash blows south from the volcano’s main vent. The image above, captured by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite, captured this view of Popocatépetl at 11:35 p.m. Iztacchuatl's father told her that her lover had died in battle. He promised him his daughter as his wife if he returned (which Iztacchuatl's father thought he would not). Iztacchuatl's father sent Popocatepetl to war in Oaxaca. Popocatpetl was an Aztec warrior who loved Iztacchuatl. The towering stratovolcano has been erupting since January 2005, with near constant venting from fumaroles, punctuated by minor steam, gas, and ash emissions.Īctivity began to intensify in mid-April 2012. Popocatpetl is the Aztec word for 'Smoking Mountain'. Located about 70 kilometers (40 miles) southeast of Mexico City, Popocatépetl (pronounced poh-poh-kah-TEH-peh-til) is one of Mexico’s most active volcanoes.
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