Young volcanologists get a lesson in lava dynamics from their PhD supervisor inside Thurston Lava Tube

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Located in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Lava tubes are natural conduits through which lava travels beneath the surface of a lava flow. They can be actively draining lava from a source, or can be extinct, meaning the lava flow has ceased and the rock has cooled and left a long, cave-like channel.

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Location: Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
Photo credit: © LE Robshaw / Alamy / Afripics
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