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Science & Technology, 3rd prize

January 01, 1994

An aerial view of the crater. The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

January 01, 1994

The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

January 01, 1994

The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

January 01, 1994

The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

January 01, 1994

The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

January 01, 1994

A volcanologist studies the lava squirted up by gases under pressure on the surface of the lake. The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

January 01, 1994

Flexible, glassy skin covers the molten lava. The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

January 01, 1994

The excessively high temperatures make the work exhausting and hazardous. A system of perches enables the scientists to descend into the crater. The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

January 01, 1994

The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

January 01, 1994

The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

January 01, 1994

Ribbons of lava are thrown up through cracks in the skin, lighting up the crater wall. The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

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Arts and Entertainment,1st prize

Philippe Bourseiller & Jacque Durieux

1995 Photo Contest, Science & Technology, 3rd prize
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Philippe Bourseiller & Jacque Durieux

01 January, 1994

The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

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