El Misti Volcano and Arequipa, Peru
This mosaic of two astronaut photographs illustrates the closeness of Arequipa, Peru to the 5,822-meter-high El Misti Volcano. The symmetric conical shape of El Misti is typical of a stratovolcano, a type of volcano characterized by alternating layers of lava and debris from explosive eruptions, such as ash and pyroclastic flows. The magma feeding the stratovolcanoes of the Andes Mountains, including El Misti, is associated with ongoing subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate. ASU-IPF-3032
El Misti Volcano and Arequipa, Peru
This mosaic of two astronaut photographs illustrates the closeness of Arequipa, Peru to the 5,822-meter-high El Misti Volcano. The symmetric conical shape of El Misti is typical of a stratovolcano, a type of volcano characterized by alternating layers of lava and debris from explosive eruptions, such as ash and pyroclastic flows. The magma feeding the stratovolcanoes of the Andes Mountains, including El Misti, is associated with ongoing subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate. ASU-IPF-3032