VIDEO: Lava flows! Explosions! Rockfalls at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano!

by: Derek Paiva
posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 at 12:12 AM

Halemamau crater vent wall collapse
Sept. 30, 2009

Two separate rockfalls crash into a lava pond in the Halemaumau vent cavity, briefly interrupting its incandescence. Rockfalls in the vent are common, resulting from the collapse of the vent’s unstable walls. (Click on frame above to view the video.)

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