Drill holes in lava lake of Kilauea Iki crater USGS lava lake drill holes which are up to 150m deep. The hole were drilled after the 1959 eruption which formed a lava lake. The holes are used for monitoring rates and types of crystallization during cooling of the lava.
Photographer | Marcel Croon |
Region | Hawaiian Islands |
Location | Kilauea Iki crater |
Day | 2 |
Event | 7.1 |
Latitude | 19.413566 |
Longitude | -155.248983 |
Elevation | 1090 |
People | Unknown |
Keywords | Hawaii, Volcano, Volcanology, Field class 2004, Kilauea Iki crater, USGS, Drill, 1959 |
Quality | 5 |
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