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Sunset Crater
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Sunset Crater

Its name comes from the fiery orange earth around its cone.

Published Jun 18, 2017

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Living on Lava
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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.

Published Feb 25, 2019

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San Francisco Peaks Volcano Field
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San Francisco Peaks Volcano Field

Northern Arizona is best known for the Grand Canyon. Less widely known are the hundreds of geologically young volcanoes scattered across the southern portion of the Colorado Plateau at the eastern foothills of the San Francisco Peaks.

Published May 23, 2006

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Haruj Volcanic Field
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Haruj Volcanic Field

A jet black plateau in central Libya harks back to a time when lava flowed across the dry landscape.

Published Apr 28, 2016

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Flood Basalts on Mars and Iceland
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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.

Published Oct 9, 2018

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Preparing for the Moon and Mars at Potrillo
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Preparing for the Moon and Mars at Potrillo

This volcanic field is a planetary analog—a place where scientists and engineers can test their instruments and techniques before sending them off to otherworldly environments.

Published Sep 19, 2017

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Harrat Khaybar Volcanic Field
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Harrat Khaybar Volcanic Field

The western half of the Arabian Peninsula contains not only large expanses of sand and gravel, but extensive lava fields known as haraat. One such field is the 14,000-square-kilometer Harrat Khaybar, located approximately 137 kilometers to the northeast of the city of Al Madinah (Medina). The volcanic field was formed by eruptions along a 100-kilometer, north-south vent system over the past 5 million years. The most recent recorded eruption took place between 600–700 AD.

Published Apr 14, 2008

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Fresh Lava Flows at Pu’u O’o
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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.

Published Sep 9, 2011

Land Volcanoes

Lava Flow from Erta Ale Range, Ethiopia
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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.

Published Nov 19, 2008

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30th Anniversary of the Pu’u ’O’o Eruption on Kilauea
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30th Anniversary of the Pu’u ’O’o Eruption on Kilauea

Overlapping lava flows on Kilauea Volcano illustrate the formation of the Hawaiian Islands.

Published Jan 5, 2013

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Monochromatic Lava Fields on Tolbachik Volcano
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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.

Published Jun 9, 2013

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Payún Volcanic Field
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Payún Volcanic Field

Part of the back-arc volcanism of the Andes, this complex landscape formed over 300,000 years.

Published Dec 30, 2012

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Fresh Lava Flows Surround Pu’u ‘O’o
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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.

Published Nov 13, 2011

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Payún Matru Volcanic Field, Argentina
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Payún Matru Volcanic Field, Argentina

East of the Andes, the volcanic field is a product of complex geological processes.

Published Jan 30, 2012

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Sentinel Volcanic Field, Arizona
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Sentinel Volcanic Field, Arizona

This detailed astronaut photograph depicts a portion of the Gila River channel in south-central Arizona. The northernmost boundary of the Sentinel Volcanic Field is visible in the image, recognizable by the irregular flow fronts of thin basalt lava flows. Active agricultural fields along the Gila River are a rich green set against the surrounding desert.

Published Jul 28, 2008

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