Carrizozo Lava Flow

In south-central New Mexico, a charcoal-brown scar undulates across the arid landscape.

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Holuhraun Lava Could Still Be Toasty Underneath

Although the basaltic rock formed a hard crust, the flow is likely hot enough to prevent snow from building up on top.

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The Shapes that Lavas Take, Part 2

Low-viscosity lava flows produce long, narrow shapes on the landscape.

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The Shapes that Lavas Take, Part 1

Viscous, slow-moving lava flows form circular mounds known as lava domes.

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Growth of the Holuhraun Lava Field

The Holuhraun lava field in Iceland continues to grow.

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Lava Flow from Erta Ale Range, Ethiopia

In early November 2008, a volcano erupted in the Erta Ale Range in northeastern Ethiopia, producing a fresh lava flow.

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Volcanic Activity at Kilauea

Fresh lava flows cover the slopes of Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano.

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Flood Basalts on Mars and Iceland

A team of NASA scientists headed to Holuhraun because the volcano has geologic cousins on Mars.

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Kilauea Lava Flow Reaches Hawaiian Town

After advancing through forest for months, the June 27th lava has started to damage residential properties in Pahoa.

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Lava Flows on Kilauea

Two active lave flows: the Kahaulae’a 2 flow and the Peace Day flow, extend north and south from Kilauea’s Pu’u O’o.

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Moving Rock at Puyehue-Cordón Caulle

An obsidian lava flow surprises volcanologists on a visit to Chile’s Puyehue Cordón Caulle Volcano.

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Kilauea’s Lava Pours Into the Pacific

Molten rock meets the sea in the latest episode in a long-lived eruption.

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Craters of the Moon National Monument

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Kilauea Lava Chews Through More Forest

The most recent flow is pushing northeast into ohia lehua forests in Hawaii’s interior.

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Lava Consumes Vacationland and Kapoho Bay

Kilauea erupted enough lava to fill 45,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

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Fresh Lava Flows Surround Pu’u ‘O’o

Fresh lava flows radiate from Kilauea’s Pu’su ’O’o, crater, as the Volcano’s longstanding eruption continues.

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Living the Mars Life on Mauna Loa

On months-long Mars analog missions in Hawaii, donning mock space suits to explore lava flows and other geological formations is often a high point.

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Kilauea Lava Lingers Near Pahoa

For several months, residents of the Hawaiian town of Pahoa have been watching the June 27 lava flow warily.

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Living on Lava

As Medina has grown during the past three decades, parts of the Saudi city are built atop relatively young lava flows.

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Monochromatic Lava Fields on Tolbachik Volcano

Fresh lava flows are difficult to distinguish from the barren rock of Tolbachinsky Dol, a volcanic plateau.

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Eruption of Tolbachik Volcano

After more than a month of eruption, lava continues to flow from Tolbachik Volcano.

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Fresh Lava Flows at Pu’u O’o

Satellite view of fresh lava flows from recent activity at Kilaue’s Pu’u O’o Crater.

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