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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 18, 2003

By Kīlauea February 18, 2003

West end of Kohola ocean entry

 

Cascade and lava falls over sea cliff
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Cascade and lava falls, 8 meters high, over sea cliff at west end of Kohola ocean entry. Soon after this image was taken, a gush destroyed upper part of cascade, but the wound was quickly healed and the cascade-falls continued to play for more than 1.5 hr thereafter.
Cascade and lava falls over sea cliff
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Lower part of same falls, but one hour later. Note that drapery and a stalactite-like mass is forming like candle wax from dribble left of main falls. Note too the fan or pedestal starting to build at base of falls.
Photographer silhouetted by glow from lava falls
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Photographer silhouetted by glow from lava falls shown above and burned out in this image.
Gushing lava at top of cascade
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Gushing lava at top of cascade. Width of upper stream, about 4 meters. Lava gushed out suddenly and fed broad cascade and falls, which, over a few minutes, settled back down to the size shown above.
Lobe of lava plunging to beach below
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Lobe of lava moving along west edge of flow reached top of sea cliff and began plunging to beach below. This image was taken several minutes after the falls began. Liquid lava is 2-4 meters wide.
Two lava falls
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Two lava falls at Kohola. Distant is that shown above. Close is that shown to left.
Cascade and lava falls over sea cliff
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Lower part of same falls, but one hour later. Note that drapery and a stalactite-like mass is forming like candle wax from dribble left of main falls. Note too the fan or pedestal starting to build at base of falls.
Close-up of base of falls showing pedestal and grotto
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Close-up of base of falls, showing pedestal and grotto behind.
Photographer shooting main cascade and falls soon after daybreak.
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Photographer shooting main cascade and falls soon after daybreak.
Cascade-falls and through steam
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Looking northeast along sea cliff, showing main cascade-falls and, through steam in distance, three other, smaller, cascades (visible best in large image). Small lava delta forms rightmost point below cliff.

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