Vog Plume (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Vog Plume

Caption

A gas and particle rich plume emanates from molten lava beneath Halema'uma'u Crater at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano on the Island of Hawai'i. Vog is created when volcanic plumes react in the atmosphere.

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USGS, Michael Poland.

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