Sampling molten lava from the middle East Rift Zone Kīlauea eruption in Nāpau Crater, September 17, 2024
linkUSGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists collected a sample of the middle East Rift Zone Kīlauea eruption in Nāpau Crater, within a closed area Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Geologists put molten lava into a metal bucket and rapidly quench it with water.