Recent satellite images of Mount Michael on Saunders Island suggest that activity has resumed on the volcano. The image from the 6th November 2020 shows a thermal anomaly present inside the summit crater of Mount Michael but in the run up to that date, a couple of images (including one from the 24th October 2020 shown below) shows emissions of gas originating from Saunders Island. This suggests a presence of a lava pool or some low level strombolian activity.
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Gas plume being emitted from Mount Michael on 24th October. SOURCE: Sentinel-2/Sentinel Hub.
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Thermal anomaly inside the crater of Mount Michael as of 6th November. SOURCE: Sentinel-2/Sentinel Hub. |