Thermal View of Active Lava Pond within Pu`u `Ö `ö

1,840 views · Published 16 June 2010 · 0:24 · Indexed 9 October 2026

Channel: USGS · 2010 · Science & Technology

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This movie shows the active lava pond within Pu`u `Ö `ö crater, imaged with a thermal camera. The video is shown at x60 speed, and covers about 25 minutes. Lava is being supplied to the crater from two vents, one visible in the upper right corner of the image and one out of view in the lower left. Crustal foundering events, in which a section of the thin surface crust ruptures and sinks, exposing the hot interior of the pond, are common. This view is towards the north.

Learn more about this volcano and other Hawaiian volcanic activity at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory  website. (http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov)

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