MICHAEL MANGA

Neat stuff in the Field

Volcano science field trip and eclipse viewing

Following the 2017 IAVCEI conference in Portland, Oregon, the EPS 214 class (volcano science) visited volcanoes in Oregon, Washington and California. And we saw the full solar eclipse. Totality is infinitely better than 99%.


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Columbia River flood basalts


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Pillow lavas (image from Atsuko Namiki)


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Lava Butte, Oregon; notice the sky color, a result of large forest fires (image from Doug Hemingway)


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Trying to understand the origin of giant bubbles, Big Obsidian Flow, Newberry volcano (image from Doug Hemingway)


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View of the Cascades from Smith Rock (eclipse viewing site)


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Montage of the eclipse (image from Atsuko Namiki)


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Totality (image from Barbara Tripoli)


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