Crater

Halemaumau Crater, Hawaii

Bare black rock with steam rising from hole

2010 eruption of Kilauea

This is the uncropped version of the header photo on the Home page. It shows steam from an eruption in Halemaumau Crater, which is located inside Kilauea Caldera on Kilauea Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Header photo is from St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.