The day before Japan’s Ontake volcano blew its top, Lamont volcanologist Einat Lev visited Shinmoedake, another active volcano in Japan, to film the aftermath of a recent eruption there. Three years after Shinmoe came to life with a steam explosion similar to Ontake’s, the volcano continues to spew poisonous sulfur dioxide gas. To stay safe, Lev, currently a visiting scientist at the University of Tokyo’s Volcanic Research Center, flew a drone over Shinmoe to capture this footage of its dome and crater:
Wow that’s cool. Perfect job for the DJI Phantom. You really can’t get a idea of the mass and power from the ground. Makes you realize if it was to erupt you had best be far away. Smart to use a Phantom drone to document the areas with toxic sulfur.