Kilauea: Up close and personal with red hot science!
Photo of Pu'u O'o volcano on the island of Hawai'i courtesy of Dr Mike Garcia, Dept of Geology and Geophysics, SOESTHawai‘i Island’s Kīlauea volcano has been erupting for over 30 years, making it the longest-flowing volcano on earth. Because of this remarkable activity, it is also currently the most researched. Geology professor Mike Garcia has been leading studies of Kīlauea for a generation, adding to the extensive knowledge base on this volcano.
Geology graduate student Kendra Lynn analyzes olivine–the first mineral to crystalize out of magma–to understand more about the history of the magma and where in the mantle it was generated.
Read more and watch the videos at PBS News Hour and NSF’s Science Nation.