Flying a drone into an ash cloud to find lava @ExtremePursuit

Flying a drone into an ash cloud to find lava @ExtremePursuit

Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Yasur volcano was erupting moderate ash plumes and completely obscuring the lava inside the crater. So we decided to fly the drone directly into the crater and through the ash cloud. Credit to Geoff Mackley.

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Flying a drone into an ash cloud to find lava