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
For now, the eruption at the Icelandic volcano has come to an end.
Published Apr 10, 2015
A team of NASA scientists headed to Holuhraun because the volcano has geologic cousins on Mars.
Published Oct 9, 2018
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
Molten rock meets the sea in the latest episode in a long-lived eruption.
Published Nov 20, 2016
Fresh lava flows cover the slopes of Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano.
Published Nov 4, 2010
This false-color image shows the infrared signal emitted by fresh lava flowing toward the sea.
Published May 26, 2018
Kilauea erupted enough lava to fill 45,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
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Infared satellite imagery shows how lava tubes carry molten basalt from Pu'u 'O'o to the coastal plain.
Published Oct 23, 2012
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
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
The volcano continues to earn its reputation as Earth’s most active.
Published Jun 13, 2012
In south-central New Mexico, a charcoal-brown scar undulates across the arid landscape.
Published Jul 26, 2009
Low-viscosity lava flows produce long, narrow shapes on the landscape.
Published Nov 22, 2013
Fresh lava flows are difficult to distinguish from the barren rock of Tolbachinsky Dol, a volcanic plateau.
Published Jun 9, 2013
The Hell’s Half Acre Lava Field is the youngest and easternmost lava flow associated with the Snake River Plain basalts.
Published Nov 17, 2008
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