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Nasa Robot Plunges Into Volcano to Explore Fissure


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VolcanoBot 1

VolcanoBot 1, shown here in a lava tubea structure formed by lavaexplored the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii in May 2014. The robot is enabling researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to put together a 3D map of the fissure.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Volcanoes have always fascinated Carolyn Parcheta.

From Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA
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