Low-viscosity lava flows produce long, narrow shapes on the landscape.
Published Nov 22, 2013
In south-central New Mexico, a charcoal-brown scar undulates across the arid landscape.
Published Jul 26, 2009
Fresh lava flows cover the slopes of Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano.
Published Nov 4, 2010
Fresh lava flows radiate from Kilauea’s Pu’su ’O’o, crater, as the Volcano’s longstanding eruption continues.
Published Nov 13, 2011
In early November 2008, a volcano erupted in the Erta Ale Range in northeastern Ethiopia, producing a fresh lava flow.
Published Nov 19, 2008
Although the basaltic rock formed a hard crust, the flow is likely hot enough to prevent snow from building up on top.
Published Nov 9, 2016
Satellite view of fresh lava flows from recent activity at Kilaue’s Pu’u O’o Crater.
Published Sep 9, 2011
Kilauea erupted enough lava to fill 45,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Published Jun 12, 2018Image of the Day Land Water Volcanoes Human Presence Remote Sensing
A team of NASA scientists headed to Holuhraun because the volcano has geologic cousins on Mars.
Published Oct 9, 2018
The Holuhraun lava field in Iceland continues to grow.
Published Jan 8, 2015
Molten rock meets the sea in the latest episode in a long-lived eruption.
Published Nov 20, 2016
After advancing through forest for months, the June 27th lava has started to damage residential properties in Pahoa.
Published Oct 28, 2014
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.
Published Aug 29, 2018
Evidence of four types of volcanic activity at Mexico’s Colima Volcano.
Published Jan 25, 2011
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
Volcanic Activity in Kilauea’s East Rift Zone is concentrated in the Kahauale’a 2 lava flow.
Published Sep 9, 2013
The otherworldly footprint of black basaltic lava creates a striking landscape at Black Point Lava Flow in northern Arizona, seen in this photograph taken from the International Space Station.
Published Sep 7, 2009
Slow growth of a lava dome characterizes the current eruption of Shiveluch Volcano, on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.
Published Feb 10, 2012
Acquired March 6, 2013, this image shows a fresh lava flow on the surface of Tolbachik Volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
Published Mar 12, 2013
