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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 26, 2016

By Kīlauea November 26, 2016

A clear evening provides stunning views of the summit lava lake

 

A clear evening provides stunning views of the summit lava lake...
A clear evening provided good views of the lava lake within Halema‘uma‘u Crater at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano. Spattering was active along the south margin (left side) of the lava lake, with the gas plume drifting to the southwest (upper left). Mauna Loa, visible in the far distance towering above Kīlauea, provided a stunning backdrop to the lava lake as the sun was setting. HVO and Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park's Jaggar Museum, perched on the rim of Kīlauea's summit caldera, can be seen on the skyline in the upper right part of the photo.
This close-up view of the lava lake surface on the south side of th...
This close-up view of the lava lake surface on the south side of the lake shows a typical spreading zone. In this image, the crustal plates on both sides of the incandescent line are migrating to the south (toward the lower left corner of the photo), but the crust on the left side is moving more rapidly to the south than the crust on the right. As the semi-solid crust pulls apart, molten lava upwells between the two plates to create new crust.
A slightly wider view of the lake surface, encompassing the photo a...
A slightly wider view of the lake surface, encompassing the photo at left. The lake surface is migrating to the south (lower left corner of image), towards the spatter source visible in the lava lake photo above.

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