A Mysterious Crater Just Formed on the Mauna Kea Volcano; What this Means

Описание: Between 2015 and 2016 a mysterious large crater formed on the southern flank of the Mauna Kea volcano. It simply did not exist beforehand. Being known as a pit crater, this feature is somewhat common at volcanoes and can form through a number of processes, two of which will be covered in this video.

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Sources/Citations:
[1] U.S. Geological Survey
[2] Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

0:00 A Mysterious Crater
0:30 Volcanoes on the Big Island
2:11 Pit Crater Formation, Lava Drainage
2:49 Changes at a Pit Crater
3:21 Pit Crater Formation, Rift Zone Rifting