Theories of how magma rises to the surface
This diagram shows the general ideas behind two theories of how magma rises to the surface.
E4 True and False Color Hot Spot Mosaic
True and false color views of Jupiter from NASA's Galileo spacecraft show an equatorial "hotspot" on Jupiter. These images cover an area 34,000 kilometers by 11,000 kilometers (about 21,100 by 6,800 miles). The... More
A Jovian Hotspot in True and False Colors Time set 1
A Jovian Hotspot in True and False Colors Time set 1 NASA/JPL-Caltech
A Jovian Hotspot in True and False Colors Time set 3
A Jovian Hotspot in True and False Colors Time set 3 NASA/JPL-Caltech
Jupiter Equatorial Region in a Methane Band Time Set 1
Mosaic of an equatorial "hotspot" on Jupiter at 889 nanometers (nm). The mosaic covers an area of 34,000 kilometers by 11,000 kilometers. Light at 889 nm is strongly absorbed by atmospheric methane. This image ... More
Shield-stage Volcanism - National Parks Gallery
Over Time, the Pacific Plate moved over a stationay hotspot, forming shield volcanoes. As volcanoes move away from the hotspot they become inactive, subside and erode, and drop below sea level. This image shows... More
Rainbow over Kīlauea, Hawai'I Volcanoes National Park, 2015.
Kīlauea is the most active of the five volcanoes that form the island of Hawai'I (and may be the most active volcano on earth!) Kīlauea is between 300,000 to 600,000 years old, emerging above sea level about 10... More
A light bulb sitting on top of a table. Lightbulb lamp light.
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A close up of a flower with a sky in the background. Flower apple tree...
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A close up of a white flower on a tree. Flower apple tree bloom.
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A close up of water droplets on a glass. Macro glass contrast, backgro...
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City hotspot road building. A person standing on the side of a road at...
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A toy car sitting on top of a table. Machine porsche boxter.
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A close up of a piano keyboard with sheet music in the background. Pia...
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A picture of a pink flower on a black background. Light flowers hotspo...
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A close up of a toy car on a white surface. Porsche auto machine.
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A close up of a flower on a tree. Flower magnolia bloom.
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A large white flower on a tree branch. Flower magnolia bloom.
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A man playing a guitar in a recording studio. Music guitar hotspot, mu...
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A woman with a red nose and blonde hair. Person woman clipart.
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A close up of a flower on a tree. Flower magnolia bloom.
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A close up of a metal key on a white surface. Macro key white backgrou...
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A man in a boat fishing on a lake. Hotspot sun shadow.
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A blue background with a lot of small white dots. Bright background gr...
The effect of the dark. the effect of the dark / A blue background with a lot of small white dots / Public domain stock illustration.
A small light bulb sitting on top of a table. Lamp light hotspot.
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A close up of the bark of a tree. Tree the bark of the tree pine.
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A bird feeder hanging from a tree in the woods. Feeder cottage sun.
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A yellow background with white dots and stars. Golden background gradi...
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A green glass bottle sitting on top of a table. Closeup object view, b...
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A black toy car sitting on top of a reflective surface. Machine porsch...
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A bunch of bubbles sitting on top of a wooden floor. Board bubble bubb...
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Diagram of a hotspot showing the upper layers of the Earth. (2 of 3)
Diagram of a hotspot showing the upper layers of the Earth and volcanoes on the surface as the tectonic plate moves over the hotspot.
Evolution of Hawaiian Volcanoes
The Big Island of Hawaii is the most volcanically active place on Earth. Off and on for the past 700,000 years, material has been pouring out, piling flow upon flow onto the growing shield volcanoes. Unlike com... More
Evolution of Hawaiian Volcanoes
The Hawaiian Islands are only the tips of enormous shield volcanoes. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii lies directly above the hotspot and has high elevations and extensive volcanic activity. Haleakala N... More
NPS Sites along Columbia Plateau – Yellowstone Hotspot Track
Shaded relief map of the Pacific Northwest highlighting National Park Service sites along the Yellowstone Hotspot track. Letters are abbreviations for NPS sites listed near the top of this page. The Yellowstone... More
Hotspot Sites in the National Park System
The landscapes of National Park System sites along hotspot tracks differ depending on if the plate riding over the hotspot is capped by thin oceanic or thick continental crust. Oceanic Hotspots: Sites in Hawaii... More
Illustration of the Evolution of Hawaiian Volcanoes
The Hawaiian Islands are only the tips of enormous shield volcanoes. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii lies directly above the hotspot and has high elevations and extensive volcanic activity. Haleakala N... More
Diagram of a hotspot showing the upper layers of the Earth. (3 of 3)
Diagram of a hotspot showing the upper layers of the Earth and a chain of volcanoes on the surface as the tectonic plate moves over the hotspot.
Diagram of a hotspot showing the upper layers of the Earth. (1 of 3)
A hotspot is a large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth. A line of volcanoes develops as a plate moves over a hotspot.
Greater Pacific Northwest—Three Types of Plate Boundaries and a Hotspo...
The Yellowstone Hotspot track is superimposed on other tectonic provinces of the Pacific Northwest. The hotspot first surfaced 17 million years ago as massive outpourings of fluid basalt lava in the Columbia Pl... More