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Kilauea
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Behold magma eruptions from Earth's core ushering lava rivers down Kilauea in Hawaii
Volcanic activity at Kilauea in Hawaii.
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Study how magma erupts as lava and turns into pumice or hardens to form a shield volcano
Spectacular fountainlike eruptions at Kilauea volcano, Hawaii, are followed by streams...
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The stages of lava: From eruption to cooling
Lava flowing toward the sea from Kilauea volcano, Hawaii, takes two recognizable...
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Kilauea volcano
Eruption of Kilauea volcano, Hawaii.
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lava flow
Lava emerging from an elongated fissure in Kilauea's east rift zone during the volcano's...
U.S. Geological Survey
Kilauea volcano, Hawaii
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Kilauea volcano
Eruption of Kilauea, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, 1983.
J.D. Grigg/U.S. Geological Survey
lava flow
Lava from Kilauea, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, 1983.
J.D. Grigg/USGS
lava fountain
Lava fountains contributing to the lava flow in Kilauea's east rift zone during the...
U.S. Geological Survey
volcanic fissure
A volcanic fissure system containing lava fountains in Kilauea's east rift zone cutting...
U.S. Geological Survey
Thurston Lava Tube
Thurston Lava Tube, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii.
Michael Oswald
volcanology
Geologist using a rock hammer to sample active pahoehoe lava for geochemical analysis...
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory/U.S. Geological Survey
lapillus
Lapilli on Kilauea volcano, Hawaii.
U.S. Geological Survey
lava from Kilauea
Lava from Kilauea, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, 2011. Kilauea is Earth's...
USGS
pahoehoe
Pahoehoe lava flow, Kilauea volcano, Hawaii, November 1985. Pahoehoe lava flows are...
J. D. Griggs, U. S. Geological Survey
Kilauea volcano
Basaltic lava erupting from the Pu'u 'O'o spatter and cinder cone on Kilauea volcano,...
J.D. Griggs/U.S. Geological Survey
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