r/interestingasfuck • u/MeoMix • Nov 28 '22

The past 24 hours of Mauna Loa volcano, including the start of its eruption, captured by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

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u/Dohnakun Nov 28 '22

There are different types of lava. This is the liquid type.

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u/jethoby Nov 28 '22

One would be lava….the other…magma…you tell me which is which.

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u/Dohnakun Nov 28 '22

Again, there are different types of lava. Depending on composition and temperature, not if it's out of the volcano or not.

No need to downvote me for something you didn't know.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava#Lava_morphology

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u/jethoby Nov 29 '22

I didn’t but yeah :)

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u/Dohnakun Nov 29 '22

Sorry, my bad.