More Amazing Lava Lake Photos
January 20, 2010
Lava lake in Halema'uma'u Crater on Kilauea continues to fill and drain (Photo courtesy Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, USGS)
At one point, as the ponded lava began to drain away, a vortex formed on the lava surface. The curved streaks around the spattering point at the bottom of the image show where lava is beginning to move in a clockwise direction (Photo courtesy Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, USGS)
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