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Ijen Volcano, Indonesia

NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team2017-07-14

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West of Gunung Merapi, East Java, Indonesia, is the Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometer-wide turquoise-colored acidic crater lake. The lake is the site of a labor-intensive sulfur mining operation, in which sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor. The lake is recognized as the largest highly acidic crater lake in the world, with a pH of 0.5. The image was acquired 17 September 2008, covers an area of 24 by 39 kilometers, and is located at 8 degrees south, 114.2 degrees east.

https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21787

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  • Title: Ijen Volcano, Indonesia
  • Creator: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team
  • Date Created: 2017-07-14
  • Rights: JPL
  • Album: kboggs
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