Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 12, 2003
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Lincoln's Birthday lava nears road
Afternoon view of lava tongue moving across coastal flat within shouting distance of Chain of Craters Road. Grass and brush are no match for lava.
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Thin lava flow moves past defoliated `ohi`a tree on coastal flat about 550 meters frometers Chain of Craters Road
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Another `ohi`a front-lighted by lava flow with pahoehoe crust, near site of left image.
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Quintuplets emerging from crust and merging into one lava stream on which crust quickly develops. Width of stream, about 2 meters.
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Lava oozing across gently rolling grassland with scrub `ohi`a.
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Toe of lava breaks from margin of flow near Chain of Craters Road. Note small fires set by flow.
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Lava blocked by vegetated tumulus (upper left), inflating, and breaking out in small toes. This blockage is only temporary, as lava found its way around tumulus and continued traveling toward Chain of Craters Road.