Volcanologists at work, inspecting a volcanic vent, East Rift Zone, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
They are peering into a natural cavern, believed to have been created by molten lava within the fissure, which then drained away. Both men are from Lancaster University, Lancashire, UK. This vent is on the north side of the rift zone, located to the east of the beginning of the footpath to Mauna Ulu, from the Mauna Ulu Parking Area. On May 24, 1969, a series of lava fountains erupted from a fissure which extended roughly from Aloi to Alae craters. The fountains soon concentrated between the two craters. Mauna Ulu, a new satellite shield volcano, was forming. By mid-summer of 1970, lava from Mauna Ulu had filled both craters and drastically altered the surrounding landscape. The plants are Hapu`u Ferns. Common Names: hapu`upu`u, pepe`e, hapu`u, Hapu'u pulu; Blond Tree Fern; Female Tree Fern; Hawaiian Tree Fern. Cibotium glaucum, formerly C. splendens, Family: Dicksoniaceae. Pulu are the soft hairs along the young shoots.
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Location: Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
Photo credit: © LE Robshaw / Alamy / Afripics
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