Lavas from Hawaiian volcano contain fingerprint of planetary formation

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Caption: Eruption Hill in Kilauea Iki crater on the Big Island of Hawaii. In December 1959 lava spurted 1900 high from this location. Working with lava samples from the crater scientists at the University of Chicago and elsewhere have devised a new t ...
Caption: Eruption Hill in Kilauea Iki crater on the Big Island of Hawaii. In December 1959, lava spurted 1,900 high from this location. Working with lava samples from the crater, scientists at the University of Chicago and elsewhere have devised a new tool for reconstructing planetary origins. Credit: Steve Koppes

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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