Hawaii Sunset
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Field Trip
| Sunset Crater Geology home | Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument home | ... http://www.nature.nps.gov/grd/usgsnps/sunset/sunsetft.html ... | Sunset seismology | Geology field trip | Education resources | Geologist’s page | ... [Read More]
Sunset Crater Volcano Lava Flow Trail STOP 5
| Sunset Crater Geology home | Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument home | ... http://www.nature.nps.gov/grd/usgsnps/sunset/sunsetft5.html ... | Sunset seismology | Geology field trip | Education resources | Geologist’s page | ... [Read More]
Hawai`i Climate Information
The U.S. Naval Observatory takes observations and generates sunrise and sunset data. The NWS is not the custodian of these records and therefore, cannot certify to such facts, or authenticate such data. For information regarding sunrise and sunset tables and to obtain certified records, contact: U.S. Naval Observatory, ATTN: Code AA, 3450 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20392-5420; http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data ." ... [Read More]
Geology of Sunset Crater National Monument
Side trip: Hot stuff! Compare Sunset Crater with an active cinder cone in Hawaii-Pu'u 'O'o ... The Bonito Lava Flow is one of several flows that streamed out from the base of Sunset Crater Volcano about 930 years ago. The 1200° C (2200° Fahrenheit) liquid formed a river of black lava that inundated over four and a half square kilometers (almost two square miles) of the landscape before it cooled and solidified. ... [Read More]
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