Lavas from Hawaiian volcano contain fingerprint of planetary formation

Hikers visiting the Kilauea Iki crater in Hawaii today walk along a mostly flat surface of sparsely vegetated basalt. It looks like parking lot asphalt, but in November and December 1959, it emitted the orange glow of newly erupted lava.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news133107990.html">Lavas from Hawaiian volcano contain fingerprint of planetary formation</a></p> <p>Hikers visiting the Kilauea Iki crater in Hawaii today walk along a mostly flat surface of sparsely vegetated basalt. It looks like parking lot asphalt, but in November and December 1959, it emitted the orange glow of newly erupted lava.</p>