Today I am picking my favourite paper that I wrote. The origin of Mauna Loa's Ninole Hills - Evidence of rift zone reorganization. In geophysical research letters in 2015. It is already nearly 10 years old!Well then a 10 year anniversary tour then?In the past 4000 years lava has repaved 90% of Mauna Loa’s surface! Mauna Loa is huge. It is a very dynamic place. The Ninole Hills are 100,000 to 200,000 years old. Something special must have allowed for these rocks to be at the surface and not buried beneath newer lava flows. Today we are going to dive into one of my papers to figure out the the most likely candidates to explain this enigmatic feature on the slopes of Mauna Loa volcano.Some useful show links Hawaiian Volcano Observatory for all of your volcano updates!: https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hvoWhere I was when I wrote the paper:https://www.sfu.ca/volcanology.htmlThe paper itself (using the link above go to Journal articles and look for the citation if you want the paper without the paywall):Zurek, J.M., Williams-Jones, G., Trusdell, F., Martin, S. (2015) The origin of Mauna Loa's Ninole Hills - Evidence of rift zone reorganization. Geophysical Research Letters, 42, doi: 10.1002/2015GL065863.Links for Whimsical Wavelengths:Bluesky: @whimsicallambda.bsky.socialwww.facebook.com/WhimsicalWavelengthsinstagram: @whimsical.wavelengthsEmail: [email protected]: patreon.com/WhimsicalWavelengths

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