Magma: What’s hot and what’s not

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Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory routinely collect lava samples from Kilauea and use the chemistry of these samples to infer the temperature of magma (molten rock below Earth’s surface). ADVERTISING Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s