They're big, they're sporadic, and they're capable of burning and melting everything that gets in their path - we should really just leave them alone, right? After the object hit the crust, it opened up a hole which caused hot lava to spurt upwards. (YouTube/Photovolcanica)The impact of the object continued as the hole grew and began spitting out bigger and bigger globs of lava. "The hole is much bigger and lava is shooting out of it, let's hope it stops doing that." AdvertThey believe the sudden awakening of the volcano and the violent expulsion of lava is largely a result of the steam produced due to organic matter falling into the volcano.