lava lake in caldera of Halemaumau Crater, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, USA, with Mauna Loa mountain in background in pre-dawn

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hot molten lava is covered by dark, partially cooled plates of solidified lava, with jagged cracks at the junctures, floating on the surface of a lava lake in a pit below the crater floor of Halemaumau Crater, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii Island ( the Big Island ), Hawaii, ; Mauna Loa volcano is visible in the background in the pre-dawn

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Kalapana, HI, United States
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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