newly formed lava skylight, with manhole cover still in the vicinity, the skylight was formed when the lava tube became over capacitated and the weak spot on the ceiling is lifted away, the shine lava surrounding it is the fresh overflow, this is a very rare sight because the manhole cover is still there -normally it would be swept away, 2000 foot elevation, main HIghcastle tube, Volcanoes National Park, Big Island of Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean


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newly formed lava skylight, with manhole cover still in the vicinity, the skylight was formed when the lava tube became over capacitated and the weak spot on the ceiling is lifted away, the shine lava surrounding it is the fresh overflow, this is a very rare sight because the manhole cover is still there -normally it would be swept away, 2000 foot elevation, main HIghcastle tube, Volcanoes National Park, Big Island of Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
Credit to: Blue Planet Archive / Bryan Lowry

Image dimensions: 5247x3498

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