The distinctive lava flow pattern in erta ale's crater is important because it is similar to the processes occurring deep inside the earth. the repetitive process whereby magma rises from the mantle, cools and solidifies, and then sinks and liquefies is called

When the magma rises from the mantle, cools and solidifies, and then sinks and liquefies is called eruption. The heat from the crater has such an powerful impact that it creates a combustion.

Magma forms by partial melting of upper mantle and crust. partial melt means that only a fraction of the available material forms a melt, and that the remainder stays solid. the partial melt rises because of its lower density and ascends through he crust. this is so conclusive mean the answer would be magma igneous rocks or balistic magma.