Eruption Hill (IMAGE)

University of Chicago

Eruption Hill

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Eruption Hill in Kilauea Iki crater on the Big Island of Hawaii. In December 1959, lava spurted 1,900 high from this location. Working with lava samples from the crater, scientists at the University of Chicago and elsewhere have devised a new tool for reconstructing planetary origins.

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Steve Koppes

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