Hawaiian Volcanoes Field Trip 2004
UCSD ERTH 170/198 -- UCD GEL 138/198

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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