Volcanic Smoke Rings (Very cool photos)

August 17th, 2006

Smoke rings have been seen at volcanoes before but never in such detail. Looking like the hoops produced by smokers, the hoops can hang in the air for many minutes. The volcanologists estimate the hoops to be about 200m across and up to 1000m above the ground. How they are formed is a mystery that these pictures may help solve.

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