Aucanquilcha TM Image Information

Aucanquilcha TM

May 1985 Thematic Mapper image of Aucanquicha (21º13'S, 68º28'W). TM Scene ID=50522-14001, Scene 23375, bands 7,4,2. Scale Bar = 10km.

TM image of Volcan Aucanquilcha. The débris flow (DF) from the western flank is one of the most conspicuous features and is characterised by a lineated and grooved surface topography, possiby indicating a high water content. Young postglacial lavas (LF) extending from beneath the snow on the southern flank. These overlie the 10,000 yr old moraines (M).

(de Silva and Francis)


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