Scientists confirmed a stable pond of lava exists within the crater, raising the planet’s known number of lava lakes to seven.
Published Jul 19, 2019
Satellite view of fresh lava flows from recent activity at Kilaue’s Pu’u O’o Crater.
Published Sep 9, 2011
In northeastern Africa, the Earth is pulling apart at the seams and exposing some geological wonders.
Published Aug 27, 2014
Old, hardened lava flows extend from the caldera of Medicine Lake volcano in northern California.
Published Oct 10, 2017
Central Africa’s highly active Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo volcanoes simultaneously release volcanic plumes.
Published Feb 14, 2015
The Earth Observing-1 satellite captured this view of twin lava lakes in Vanuatu. One glowed brightly; the other was capped with a thin gray crust of partially-solid rock.
Published Dec 19, 2012
Antarctica’s Mount Erebus may be covered with glaciers, but they do little to cool the volcano’s molten core. A lava lake is visible at the volcano’s summit.
Published Feb 19, 2009Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Volcanoes Remote Sensing
This pair of high-resolution images from the commercial Ikonos satellite shows the craters of Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo, both of which are located at the far eastern edge of Democratic Republic of Congo, north of Lake Kivu.
Published Dec 11, 2007
In central Africa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, sit two volcanoes: Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira. Besides their proximity to Lake Kivu in the south, these volcanoes share the capacity for destruction, each having produced its share of catastrophic eruptions since the early twentieth century. Yet these volcanoes differ markedly from each other, one being a low-profiled structure rising subtly from the plain, and the other sporting steep slopes.
Published Dec 10, 2007
A river of red and black lava marks the site of Nyamurigira’s latest eruption.
Published Nov 16, 2011
