Yasur July 2000 Photo Page

25 July 2000, fish-eye photo. The Yasur volcano seen from the S rim. Douglas Charley explains to Roby the details of the big activity of June-July 1999. The Pacific Ocean in the background.

25 July 2000, fish-eye photo. The Yasur volcano seen from the W rim. From left to right, vents C, B and A. The Pacific Ocean in the background, with Mount Mareun (1047 m) on the right.

26 July 2000, fish-eye photo. The Yasur volcano seen from the N rim. We are very close to the active C vent. Mount Mareun (1047 m) in the left background.

25 July 2000, fish-eye photo. The Yasur volcano seen from the E rim, where local guides bring tourists, at no more than 150 m from the active C vent (right). The north end of Tanna and the Pacific Ocean in the right background.

25 July 2000, f=135 mm from Yasur E rim. Every few tens of minutes, vent B ejected clouds of ash in the absolute silence.

25 July 2000, f=135 mm from Yasur E rim. Every few minutes, vent C produced powerful and typical strombolian explosions, ejecting bombs red in the daylight.

25 July 2000, f=135 mm from Yasur E rim. The strombolian explosions of vent C become more spectacular shortly after sunset.

26 July 2000, f=135 mm from Yasur N rim. Here we are very close to vent C, so that we can see the pit at the bottom of which a small lava lake continues to spatter red lava clots.

24 July 2000, f=28 mm from Yasur E rim. Strombolian explosion from vent C shortly after the sunset. The top of Yasur crater rim (361 m) on the left background.

24 July 2000, f=50 mm from Yasur E rim. Another strombolian explosion colours pink the fumaroles in the foreground.

24 July 2000, f=50 mm from Yasur E rim. Strombolian activity from vent C during evening twilight. The north end of Tanna in the background.

24 July 2000, f=50 mm from Yasur E rim. This image shows that vent C contains two active vents: now the southern one is active.

25 July 2000, fish-eye photo from Yasur E rim. Spattering at vent C under a spectacular tropical sunset.

25 July 2000, fish-eye photo from Yasur E rim. As the twilight darkens, the stars of the Big Dipper appear on the right under an unusual perspective.

25 July 2000, fish-eye photo from Yasur E rim. Increasing strombolian activity colours red the clouds passing over vent C. In the sky, from left to right: Hydra, Leo and Ursa Major.

25 July 2000, fish-eye photo from Yasur E rim. After the twilight, a bright zodiacal light dominates the Yasur W rim. Big explosions from vent C colours red the clouds over the crater.

26 July 2000, fish-eye photo. During June and July 1999, Yasur was very active, and covered of big bombs all the ash plain on the E of the crater. Yasur E rim in the background.

28 July 2000, fish-eye photo. The rim of the impact crater of this big bomb ejected during June-July 1999 shows unusual wind erosion features. Yasur E rim in the background.

25 July 2000, fish-eye photo. The ash plain on the E of Yasur crater offers alien landscapes.

28 July 2000, fish-eye photo. A closer view shows that these strange palms produce strange fruits as well...

25 July 2000, fish-eye photo. Our camp on the Yasur E slope. Douglas Charley contemplates our fire, while the local guide Henry cuts our spoons.

25 July 2000, fish-eye photo. The W rim of Yasur crater offers saharian landscapes. The north end of Tanna and the Pacific Ocean in the background.

28 July 2000, f=135 mm. Yasur orchidees.

28 July 2000, fish-eye photo. Marco (his shadow on the left foreground), Roby (in the background) and the local guide Henry rest on the shore of Isiwi river after the descent along the Yasur N slope (in the background).