The orange glow of superheated magma, about 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit, is exposed as pillow lavas extrude from the eruption.

At a temperature of about 1,204ºC (2,200ºF), superheated magma glows orange as "pillow" lavas extrude from the eruption. Image courtesy of NSF and NOAA.

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