Kilauea volcano (Hawaii): summit lava lake (Mar 2017)
Early dawn over the Kilauea caldera on 14 March 2017 (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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A few minutes later, light increases quickly. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Two areas of degassing fountains are visible at the lava lake inside Halema'uma'u crater. (Photo: To... [info]
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On 20 March, the lava lake stands higher and more of it is visible from the Jagger museum's lookout.... [info]
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View of the Halema'uma'u crater with the lava lake from the northeastern crater rim. (Photo: Tom Pfe... [info]
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The light of the lava lake illuminates the inner walls of Halema'uma'u crater. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Closer view of the lava lake, whose surface is broken into darker plates of crust, separated by mini... [info]
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Zoom onto the "plate boundaries" on the surface of the lava lake. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Near full moon over Mauna Loa volcano hit by the first sunlight. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Standing at the summit of Kilauea volcano, the Mauna Loa shield volcano is seen to the north with it... [info]
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Grass and a lone ohia tree near the rim of Kilauea volcano's caldera in the morning (Photo: Tom Pfei... [info]
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As the sun rises, trade wind mist that had come in clears again over the Halema'uma'u crater. (Photo... [info]
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View over the northern rim of the Kilauea caldera (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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View towards the southwestern part of Halema'uma'u where a plume from strong fumaroles rises. (Photo... [info]
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The main building of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) with the watch tower standing on th... [info]
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View over the central part of the vast Kilauea caldera whose floor is covered with various lava flow... [info]
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