[Overview the Earth] No.2205: Mount Lewotobi Eruption, Indonesia🇮🇩

Landsat 9 satellite captured the eruption of Mount Lewotobi, Indonesia. Following nearly two decades of quiet, Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki — a volcano on the Indonesian island of Flores — began erupting again in December 2023. An especially intense period of activity on November 7-9, 2024 included several explosive eruptions that generated deadly pyroclastic flows, darkened the landscape with ashfall, and lofted soaring ash plumes that disrupted air travel.

Lewotobi is a twin volcano located in the southeastern part of the island of Flores, Indonesia. It has two peaks; the Lewotobi Laki-laki (Male Lewotobi) and Lewotobi Perempuan (Female Lewotobi) stratovolcanoes. The more active Lewotobi Laki-laki is about 2.1km northwest of the taller Lewotobi Perempuan.

The local scenery on the ground is as follows.

Reference: NASA Landsat’s Tweet
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