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Lava Rebirth Photos on Canvas
Lava Rebirth Photos on Canvas
The eruption of Kīlauea volcano continues at two locations. In the park, the vent within Halemaumau Crater is easily viewed from the overlook at the Jaggar Museum. The second location is the Puuoo vent located 10 miles east of the summit, on the remote east rift zone of Kīlauea. This area is not accessible to the public. There is no lava flowing into or towards the ocean. Fumes and glow from the lava lake within the vent at the summit of Kīlauea may be seen from the Jaggar Museum overlook and other vantage points along Crater Rim Drive. During the day a robust plume of volcanic gas is a constant and dramatic reminder of the molten rock churning in a lava lake within the crater. After sunset, Halemaumau continues to thrill visitors and park staff with a vivid glow that illuminates the clouds and plume. This small-scale map shows Kīlauea's active East Rift Zone lava flow in relation to the eastern part of the Island of Hawaii. A lava flow is a moving outpouring of lava, which is created during a non-explosive effusive eruption. When it has stopped moving, lava solidifies to form igneous rock. The term lava flow is commonly shortened to lava. Explosive eruptions produce a mixture of volcanic ash and other fragments called tephra, rather than lava flows. Lava is the molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption and the resulting rock after solidification and cooling. This molten rock is formed in the interior of some planets, including Earth, and some of their satellites.
