June 12, 2023 — Surface pattern from crustal foundering at Kīlauea
![Color photograph of erupting crater floor](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/media/images/multimediaFile-3907.jpg?itok=tFE0UZdK)
Detailed Description
Crustal foundering in Halema‘uma‘u crater forms a beautiful color pattern of crustal plates separated by cracks. The darker colors along the cracks are newly cooled thin lobes of lava. USGS photo by J. Schmith.
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