Kilua volcano erupts again, lava pond keeps growing
Mystery of Hawaii Island’s volcano: The World’s most active volcano erupts again The world’s most active volcano, Kilua, has erupted once again. A lava pond is forming in the Halema’uma’u crater and this pond is constantly increasing. Kilua has also spewed out high fountains of lava this time and the eruption continues. Toxic gases and hot lava are coming out. This volcano is present on the island of Hawaii. This island is moving towards danger. And it has been erupting since December 23.
Live footage of US Geological Survey
The US Geological Survey has also shown live footage of this eruption on its YouTube channel, in which fountains of lava are seen exploding northwest from the volcano’s caldera. During the eruption, fountains of lava reached a height of 267 feet and molten material is accumulating in the Halema’uma’u crater. This volcano has been erupting continuously for more than 30 years. It is on the Big Island of Hawaii.
It occupies about 14 percent of this island. This volcano is 4190 feet above sea level. Scientists have been studying it for so many years but till date it has not been known how this volcano was formed? How does lava flow in it? Why is the eruption happening? This thing is being studied continuously.
New information about Kilua
According to the information that has come out so far about the Kilua volcano, the actual magma hotspot is more than 90 km deep. In 2014, using seismic waves, scientists detected a chamber about 11 km deep, but now it seems that the actual magma chamber is even deeper. Ancient rocks extracted from the southeastern part of the Big Island suggest that Kilua was born from a pool of pyroclast material about 100 km deep.
Research on the origin of Kilua
According to a research published in Nature Communications, 2.10 lakh to 2.80 lakh years ago, the Pacific tectonic plate shifted and a part of the magma went into the ocean. As this hot fluid cooled, it formed a large ‘shield’, which was torn by waves about a million years ago. The original rocks from this hotspot are very difficult to find, as they are under several layers of new lava.
It was previously believed that Kilua volcano was made of solid rock, which was partially melting from the heat of the hotspot. Kilua volcano was originally formed by fractional crystallization. A crystal can form when magma is at high pressure and temperature more than 90 km below the Earth’s crust. Garnet is found 150 km deep under the Earth’s crust.
The Mystery of Killua’s Original Magma Chamber
Scientists believe that the Killua volcano was formed from solid rock that was partially melting from the heat of the hotspot. However, it is still unclear why Killua’s original magma chamber is so deep. This mystery is still to be solved. This material is based on the location, eruptions, and scientific research of the Kilua volcano, providing detailed descriptions of the events and possible future studies.
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