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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 16, 2017

By Kīlauea June 16, 2017

No visible breakouts on the coastal plain

 

No visible breakouts on the coastal plain...
The scattered breakouts that have been active on the steep part of the pali and at the base over the past few weeks were not visible this afternoon. The recent surface breakouts (pictured) were still warm, but no longer actively flowing.
The episode 61g flow continues to enter the ocean and build the del...
The episode 61g flow continues to enter the ocean and build the delta at the Kamokuna ocean entry. Small streams of lava along the front of the delta interact with the ocean and produce a large steam plume and occasional littoral bursts. There were no large delta cracks visible, but a surface flow covering part of the delta (silver lava) could have covered any in the area.
Photo of a crack (center right) in the sea cliff inland of the ocea...
Photo of a crack (center right) in the sea cliff inland of the ocean entry.

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