Vesuvius after the Plinian eruption of 79 A.D.

Vesuvius after the Plinian eruption of 79 A.D.

The eruption of 79 A.D. causes a new calderic collapse, which forms a wide and deep depression, then progressively filled by the products of the subsequent effusive and explosive low energy eruptions. The morphology changes significantly and a very large area is devastated by the accumulation of products of the eruption.

Plastic of Vesuvius after the Plinian eruption of 79 A.D.