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Erebus erupts silica-undersaturated lavas in the form basanite and phonolite ( note: most lavas, like basalt or rhyolite, are silica-saturated). Erebus imaged by the NASA EO-1 satellite. There is also a live webcam to watch the volcano as well.
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If you want to do some monitoring at home, there is even an Mac OS Dashboard app for MEVO with current information of the volcano. Erebus also lies close to McMurdo Station. Erebus even once has a robotic explorer attempt to descend into the crater, but it ran into some trouble. The volcano is also closely watched via satellite (see below), examining the temperature of the surface of the lava lake and the SO 2 flux. There website has one of the most remarkable archives of information on a single volcano on the internet. Erebus Volcano Observatory (MEVO), run by New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and the National Science Foundation.
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Geophysical location: Erebus lies in the West Antarctic Rift System over relatively thin (20 km) crust in what is (excellently) called the Terror Rift.Location: Antarctica* (technically, it is on the part of Antarctica claimed by New Zealand, but the Antarctic Treaty System more or less makes the continent an international zone.).Erebus in Antarctica with a local resident in the foreground. Erebus, an active volcano on Ross Island in Antarctica and it definitely has some unique features. The next up in my Volcano Profiles Series, is one of the most remote volcanoes on the planet, yet also one of the more closely studied and monitored (albeit from afar).