Kilauea Volcano,Big Island,Hawaii. Molten lava lake in a vent on Kilauea Volcano. The molten lake's surface cools when it is exposed to the cool night air,but convention currents within the molten lake crack the fragile skin,causing zig-zagging fissures to cut across its surface,exposing the white-hot lava below. The rafting crustal segments on a churning lava lake mimic Earth's crustal plate movements during the much-slower process of plate tectonics | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / O'Meara, Stephen & Donna |
Taille de l’image : | 4752 px × 3168 px |
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