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Showa crater is a feature on Sakurajima mountain
- Akihiko YOKOO, Kazuhiro ISHIHARA Showa crater is located on the eastern flank of ''Minami-dake'' (Southern Peak) of Sakurajima volcano. Showa crater appeared in 1939 after one month of eruptions that year, at an elevation of 800 feet. It continued to have intermittent eruptions for the next, almost a decade. There was a large lava flow out of Showa crater in 1946, which destroyed the village of Kurokami. In July 1948 Showa stopped erupting and remained quiet for 58 years. The dormancy ended in 2006, when eruptions out the crater resumed. Examples of events at Showa crater (see also Sakurajima volcano) *1939-1948 misc. eruptions *2006 eruption *2013 eruption *In July 2016 a 5 km high column of ash erupted out of Showa crater.
Big Blast at Sakurajima Volcano, Japan (August 2013)
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Showa crater is a feature on Sakurajima mountain volcano
A volcano is commonly defined as a vent or fissure in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
On Earth, volcanoes are most oft ...
, in southern Japan.
On 18 August 2013, the volcano erupted from Showa crater and produced its highest recorded plume of ash since 2006, rising high and causing darkness and significant ash falls on the central part of Kagoshima
, is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 583,966 in 285,992 households, and a population density of 1100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
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city. The eruption occurred at 16:31 and was the 500th eruption of the year. Showa crater is monitored with infrared video and regular video cameras.Volcanic Activity around Showa Crater of Sakurajima Volcano Monitored with Infrared and Video Cameras- Akihiko YOKOO, Kazuhiro ISHIHARA Showa crater is located on the eastern flank of ''Minami-dake'' (Southern Peak) of Sakurajima volcano. Showa crater appeared in 1939 after one month of eruptions that year, at an elevation of 800 feet. It continued to have intermittent eruptions for the next, almost a decade. There was a large lava flow out of Showa crater in 1946, which destroyed the village of Kurokami. In July 1948 Showa stopped erupting and remained quiet for 58 years. The dormancy ended in 2006, when eruptions out the crater resumed. Examples of events at Showa crater (see also Sakurajima volcano) *1939-1948 misc. eruptions *2006 eruption *2013 eruption *In July 2016 a 5 km high column of ash erupted out of Showa crater.
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Big Blast at Sakurajima Volcano, Japan (August 2013)
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