Molten Collection (#7)

Bubbling molten sulphur, Kawah Ijen volcano, Java, Indonesia
August 13, 2011 - Molten sulphur bubbling as it passes over damp area, Kawah Ijen volcano, Java, Indonesia

Erta Ale lava lake, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia
February 7, 2008 - Erta Ale lava lake, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

Lava lake illuminating walls of pit crater at night, Erta Ale volcano, Danakil Depression
January 30, 2011 - Lava lake illuminating walls of pit crater at nightfall, Erta Ale volcano, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

Pacaya lava flow, Guatemala
December 23, 2007 - Pacaya Volcano lava flow, Guatemala

Kilauea lava flow sea entry, Big Island, Hawaii
April 7, 2005 - Kilauea lava flow sea entry, Big Island, Hawaii

Stalactite formed by molten sulfur, Kawah Ijen volcano, Java, Indonesia
August 13, 2011 - Stalactite formed by molten sulfur, Kawah Ijen volcano, Java, Indonesia

Droplets splashing in pool of molten sulphur, Kawah Ijen volcano, Java, Indonesia
August 13, 2011 - Droplets splashing in pool of molten sulphur, Kawah Ijen volcano, Java, Indonesia

Small lava lake in pit crater, Pu u O o Cone, Kilauea volcano, Big Island, Hawaii
Small lava lake in pit crater, Pu u O o cone, Kilauea volcano, Big Island, Hawaii

Lava bursting at edge of active lava lake, Erta Ale volcano, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia
February 8, 2008 - Lava bubble bursting at edge of active lava lake, Erta Ale volcano, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

Fimmvorduhals lava flow, Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland
March 26, 2010 - Fimmvorduhals lava flow, Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland

Kawah Ijen, burning sulfur, Java Island, Indonesia
June 16, 2008 - Kawah Ijen, burning sulfur, Java Island, Indonesia

Erta Ale morning dawn lavalake reflection, Danakil depression, Ethiopia
February 8, 2008 - Erta Ale morning dawn lava lake reflection, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

Robots and other machines mining on a volcnaic planet
Robots and other machines mining on a volcnaic lava flowing alien planet

A stealth fighter en route to Hades, a ringed planet. The stealth fighter is leaving the cover of an asteroid field

Men born of molton lava from the core of the Earth, hail an arriving UFO
Men born of molton lava from the core of the Earth, hail their creators arriving in a UFO

Artists concept showing how the surface of Earth appeared during the Hadean eon
Artists concept showing how the surface of the Earth may have appeared beneath its clouds about 500 million years after its birth, also known as the Hadean eon

Future astronauts observe an eruption on Io, Jupiters super-volcanic moon
Future astronauts observing an eruption on Io, Jupiters super-volcanic moon

Cross section of planet Earth showing the inner core, made by solid iron and nickel, with a temperature of 4500A Celsius

Artists depiction of an alien world in close proximity to the star it revolves around
An artists depiction of an alien world in close proximity to the star it revolves around

The Earth with the center cutaway to reveal its core

The creation of a new planet as gravity brings together all matter of space debris
The creation of a new planet, as gravity brings together all matter of space debris, a common process throughout our vast universe

The Sun begins its journey toward becoming a red giant.. The intense heat has already boiled off Earths oceans and driven away most of the atmosphere leaving a lifeless, molten surface

Artists concept of a young, turbulent Earth
A young Earth is shrouded in turbulent, roiling clouds, while under the shadow of its night side can be seen flashes of lightning and the ruddy glow of volcanoes

Volcanic activity on Jupiters moon Io, with the planet Jupiter visible on the horizon
Io is the innermost of the Galilean moons orbiting Jupiter. Io is on average around 400 000 km away from Jupiter, which is approximately the same distance as our moon is from Earth

Artists concept of an extraterrestrial planet
An extraterrestrial planet. While the dayside looks hospitable, the nightside reveals a hellish world of molten lava

Artists concept of an exoplanet known as UCF-1. 01, orbiting a star called GJ 436
Artists concept of an exoplanet known as UCF-1.01, orbiting a star called GJ 436, which is located a mere 33 light-years away

Cross section of planet Earth showing the lower mantle, made by olivine, pyroxene and feldspar. Temperature 1800 - 2800A Celsius

Cross section of planet Earth showing the outer core, made by liquid iron, sulfur, nickel and oxygen. Temperature 3200A Celsius

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