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Thurston lava tube at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park |
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James Besancon, Professor of Geology at Wellesley College, leads students across a crater at Mt. Kilauea |
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National Park cabin where the group stays at Pu'uhonua National Historical Park |
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Colored lava on the floor of the crater due to variations in mineral composition |
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This Hawai'ian goose, Hawai'i's state bird (also referred to as a "Nene"), is endangered |
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Steam vents in the floor of the crater |
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Entrance to the Thurston lava tube |
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Punalu'u Black Sand Beach Park |
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