Aerial view of a lava lake atop the Kūpaʻianahā vent on the east rift zone of Kīlauea volcano. Lava lakes are large volumes of molten lava, usually basaltic, contained in a volcanic vent, crater, or broad depression.

Nov 15, 2023 · A lava lake is a pool of molten lava that persists in a vent or crater of a volcano. Lava lakes in Hawaiʻi are among the few that can be found in the world, and they have been a source of scientific study and fascination for many years.

Apr 1, 2021 · Panorama photos taken of Halemaʻumaʻu lava lake on December 11, 1919, showing the outer ring-shaped lake, the ring-shaped island of tilted crusts along the inner edge, and the central lava lake at Kīlauea's summit.

19 hours ago · During the eruptive episodes, lava fountains have reached heights of 1,000 feet (305 meters), drawing visitors to marvel at the fiery glow at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The episodes, which ...

Lava lakes are large volumes of molten lava, usually basaltic, contained in a vent, crater, or broad depression. Scientists use the term to describe both lava lakes that are molten and those that are partly or completely solidified.

Apr 29, 2021 · Nyiragongo, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, hosts a large summit lava lake that has been intermittently active for decades. Rising lake levels preceded large flank eruptions in 1977 and 2002 at Nyiragongo. The 1977 eruption produced unusually fast lava flows, killing scores of people.

Mar 1, 2024 · Mount Nyiragongo is an erupting stratovolcano famed for having the largest lava lake in the world. This lake was discovered in 1894 and measured 700 m in diameter in 1982. Nyiragongo is on the western part of the East African Rift …

5 days ago · Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is open 24 hours a day, so your chance to see glowing lava (from near or far) is pretty good when the volcano is actively erupting (it's periodically erupting only at the summit in Halemaumau currently), especially when it's …

Apr 2, 2025 · The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) has developed a new method to continuously monitor lava lake elevations. Since 2018, HVO has stationed a laser rangefinder on Kīlauea’s caldera rim. The instrument automatically measures lava lake elevation each second, with centimeter accuracy. A stream of elevation data flows to HVO’s database and public website ...

2 days ago · With the central magma conduit once again visible as a convective open conduit lava lake, the volcano has entered a ”shield lava lake phase” fillings its summit caldera. This behaviour it shares with its sister Nyiragongo with the difference that Nyiragongo has mostly been focused on summit conduit activity rather than rift activity ...