An area on the summit of the West Mata Volcano erupts. At the bottom of the image is magma flowing down the slope of the volcano.

An area on the summit of the West Mata volcano erupts. Magma (at the bottom of the image) flows down the slope of the volcano. Image courtesy of NSF and NOAA.

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