9324 x 5900 px | 78,9 x 50 cm | 31,1 x 19,7 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
3. September 2016
Ort:
Vesuvius Volcano, Bay of Naples, Italy
Weitere Informationen:
On the afternoon of 24th August, AD79, the volcano Vesuvius erupted violently, sending several pyroclastic surges of ash and hot gasses (at least 250°C) which killed and buried everybody and everything in its path. This eruption is famous for the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum, but the volcano has continued to erupt frequently in most centuries, most recently in and in 1906, 1929, and 1944. The violence of any given eruption is roughly proportional to the time since the previous eruption, so the longer the wait, the bigger the next eruption. You can see just how much will be destroyed if the next one is a big one. This view shows part of the crater slope, including patches of relativly recent larva flows, and shows Naples in the distance. This image is a panorama made from multiple photographs; as such it may show minor registration blemishes, but it will be of a higher resolution than a standard picture - indeed a few of my panoramas have had to be shrunk to fit the maximum size allowed by Alamy. If required the original images could be made available, subject to negotiation.
