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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 21, 2004

By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory June 21, 2004

Summer Solstice at the entry

This is a photo of breakouts on surface of eastern lava delta.
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Breakouts on surface of eastern lava delta, with glow reflected by laze plume from multiple entries. Width of view, 200-250 m at edge of delta.
This is a photo of breakouts on surface of eastern lava delta.
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Closer view of same scene. Note open channeled breakout, which is pouring directly into the water behind low rise.

 

This is a photo of a laze cloud rising from entries along front of eastern delta.
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Eastern sky starting to brighten behind laze cloud rising from entries along front of eastern delta. Incandescent breakouts dot surface of delta.
This is a photo of weak activity off middle part of western lava delta.
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Weak activity off middle part of western lava delta. Small breakout in progress atop new delta, and graceful lava stream pours into swash zone.

 

This is a photo of weak activity off middle part of western lava delta.
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Closer view of lava falls in right image above. Lava temporarily piles up on beach but is washed aside by each wave. Elephant trunk records position of former falls; water quenched lava in falls, creating hollow casing. These features are seldom preserved more than a few minutes. Right image above shows small drip of lava emerging from the trunk (visible in large image). Height of active falls, 3 m.
This is a photo of heavy steam at a small lava drizzle off southwest end of west delta.
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Looking east through heavy steam at small lava drizzle off southwest end of west delta. Height of falls, about 2 m.

 

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