Scientists said cyclic “gas-pistoning events” began at 10:48 a.m. Monday in the north vent, including lava dome fountaining. “Lava has overflowed the north vent during many of these events ...

The elastic crust, they note, allowed the dome to form over a long period of time, which coincided with the rate of dense lava flow. The flat tops came about due to gravity flattening the lava as ...

Scientists said cyclic “gas-pistoning events ” began at 10 :48 a.m. Monday in the north vent, including lava dome fountaining. “Lava has overflowed the north vent during many of these events ...

Lava domes commonly are found inside the craters or on the flanks of large composite volcanoes. Example: Mont Pelée. – Shield volcanoes: Form when lava cools to form a gently sloping dome.

A study suggests that Venus' volcanic "pancake domes" push the planet's crust down, forming bulges toward the surface. This could explain a decades-old mystery.

Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island erupts, sending lava fountains over 330 feet high amid an ongoing eruption cycle since December. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

The lava spatter increased in size and frequency until 9:30 p.m. when 10- to 15-foot-high dome fountains appeared. Lava flow overflowed from the north vent around 10:01 p.m., ...

Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island erupts, sending lava fountains over 330 feet high amid an ongoing eruption cycle since December. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

The Hawaii Volcano Observatory says lava fountains were reaching over 330 feet Wednesday and would likely go higher before subsiding. Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island erupts, sending lava fountains over ...

Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island erupts, sending lava fountains over 330 feet high amid an ongoing eruption cycle since December. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island erupts, sending lava fountains over 330 feet high amid an ongoing eruption cycle since December. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island erupts, sending lava fountains over 330 feet high amid an ongoing eruption cycle since December. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...