Rock Falling Into Lava Lake Triggers Explosion | Video

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 13:01 in Earth & Climate

At about 10:20 am Hawaii time on April 28, a rockfall sloughing off the wall of Halema'uma'u Crater hit the molten lava beneath, triggering an explosion of magma fragments.

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