Erebus Casts a Mighty Shadow

Erebus Casts a Mighty Shadow. October 19, 2019 JPEG. Most of the Antarctic continent is buried under the planet's largest single mass of ice. But there are a …

Giving Mount Erebus a CAT Scan

An international collaboration of scientists is using electromagnetic emissions from lightning strikes and solar wind to map the inner workings of Antarctica's Mount …

Unlocking the Magmatic Secrets of Antarctica's Mount Erebus

Mount Erebus is fed by a column of hotter rock extending vertically from at least 100 kilometers deep (yellow) and melted magma that extends up through the crust …

The geology of Mount Erebus and its tectonic setting in …

This review aims to outline current geological knowledge surrounding the Mount Erebus Volcano and its association with the wider tectonic setting present in Antarctica. Mount …

The Towering Inferno: Mount Erebus' Dramatic Emergence …

The fiery and icy upper reaches of the Antarctic volcano pierced through a canopy of clouds. On a late spring day in 2023, the summit crater of Mount Erebus, the …

Follow the magma: Scientists map plumbing beneath Mt.

A 20-kilometer-wide tube of melted rock feeds the lava lake at Mt. Erebus, according to new research that illustrates the plumbing below Earth's southernmost …

Mount Erebus, Antarctica

Mount Erebus is the most southerly active volcano on the planet. It began to form about 1.3 million years ago and now stands 12,448 feet above sea level. Its slopes are covered with …

Erebus Breaks Through

Erebus Breaks Through. The summit crater of Mount Erebus, the world's southernmost active volcano, appeared above the clouds on a late-spring day in 2023. …

Erebus | Volcano World | Oregon State University

Mount Erebus from across McMurdo Sound. Photograph by Rick Moscati, 1990. The Antarctica plate is mostly asesmic and moves little relative to other plates. …

Antarctica Erupts! | Smithsonian

Mount Erebus had started acting up in early 2005, and when scientists arrived it was erupting several times a day, each time ejecting 50 or so lava bombs. The largest are …