Halemaumau Crater (10 January 2022) (Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii)
(photo by Matthew Patrick; public domain image provided by the United States Geological Survey)
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Mt. Kilauea is the world’s most active volcano. It sits atop the Hawaii Hotspot in the central Pacific Ocean and had a decades-long eruption from 1983 to 2018. Eruptive activity started up again in December 2020 and has continued into 2022. Kilauea lavas are basaltic in composition, but the physical appearance of Kilauea’s output varies tremendously. Many of Kilauea’s eruptions occurred along its East Rift Zone, a fracture system extending ~eastward from the summit vent area. Seen here is a lava lake at the summit of Kilauea Volcano on 10 January 2022.
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Photo caption from the United States Geologial Survey:
A close up of the perched levee impounding the active lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u Crater, at the summit of Kīlauea. Photo taken on January 10, 2022, from the south rim of Kīlauea Caldera.
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Locality: Halemaumau Crater, southwestern corner of Kilauea Crater (Kilauea Caldera), southeastern Hawaii, central Pacific Basin
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See info. at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halemaʻumaʻu
Halemaumau Crater (10 January 2022) (Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii)
(photo by Matthew Patrick; public domain image provided by the United States Geological Survey)
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Mt. Kilauea is the world’s most active volcano. It sits atop the Hawaii Hotspot in the central Pacific Ocean and had a decades-long eruption from 1983 to 2018. Eruptive activity started up again in December 2020 and has continued into 2022. Kilauea lavas are basaltic in composition, but the physical appearance of Kilauea’s output varies tremendously. Many of Kilauea’s eruptions occurred along its East Rift Zone, a fracture system extending ~eastward from the summit vent area. Seen here is a lava lake at the summit of Kilauea Volcano on 10 January 2022.
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Photo caption from the United States Geologial Survey:
A close up of the perched levee impounding the active lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u Crater, at the summit of Kīlauea. Photo taken on January 10, 2022, from the south rim of Kīlauea Caldera.
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Locality: Halemaumau Crater, southwestern corner of Kilauea Crater (Kilauea Caldera), southeastern Hawaii, central Pacific Basin
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See info. at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halemaʻumaʻu