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News Release 09-232
Scientists Locate Deep Origins of "Hawaiian Hotspot"
Sea-floor seismometers open window into Earth's mantle beneath Hawaiian Islands
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The topography of the Hawaiian Islands is shown in 3-D.
Credit: Paul Johnson, University of Hawaii
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Lava splatters near the coastal entry of Kilauea.
Credit: Pete Mouginis-Mark, University of Hawaii
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A lava flow type called pahoehoe--smooth, unbroken lava--at Kilauea.
Credit: Pete Mouginis-Mark, University of Hawaii
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Aerial photo of Puu Oo cinder-and-spatter cone on the east rift zone of Kilauea.
Credit: Pete Mouginis-Mark, University of Hawaii
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This photo shows a "lava skylight" at Kilauea.
Credit: Pete Mouginis-Mark, University of Hawaii
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An ocean-bottom seismometer package: green = seismometer, yellow = acquisition system.
Credit: Gabi Laske, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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On deck are the components of the seismometer acquisition packages.
Credit: Gabi Laske, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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The researchers' findings appear in the December 4, 2009, issue of the journal Science.
Credit: Copyright 2009 AAAS
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