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When Spanish conquerors first spotted the lava lake of the Masaya volcano in the early 1520s, some thought it must be entering hell, reports Gizmodo. The recent activity of the most active volcano in Nicaragua found mainly in passive dislocation, the formation of a lava lake and the explosions caused by ...
A new study of satellite imagery has shown that inside Nicaragua's Masaya volcano, known as Hell's Mouth, two magmatic reservoirs may be active at once, one of which is gradually filling up with magma again.
Double magma system: Under the Masaya in Nicaragua, the magma distribution appears to be changing on two levels. Satellite measurements show that since 2022, a reservoir has been bloating again at a depth of about 3.2 kilometres, while a reservoir at the Santiago crater, which is only about 200 metres deep, is shrinking further. This could clarify volcano monitoring, but is not an indication of an imminent [...] The article Two magma reservoirs …
The Masaya volcano in Nicaragua, one of the most active volcanoes in the country, is powered by at least two magma reservoirs, according to a recent study.
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