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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 11, 2011

By Kīlauea May 11, 2011

Lava continues to be active in Halema`uma`u. Photos of the lava pond on the floor of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater.

Lava continues to be active in Halema`uma`u

Lava continues to be active in Halema`uma`u...
A complex configuration has been in place deep within the vent cavity in Halema`uma`u crater. Lava upwells in the west portion of the vent floor (upper left of photograph), feeding the small, crusted, circular lava lake. In the east portion of the vent cavity floor, lava upwells (out of view, towards the lower right of the photo) and feeds an elevated and swiftly moving lava stream, which flows west and cascades over a small cliff into the lava lake.
A close-up of the swiftly moving lava stream, plunging into the lav...
A close-up of the swiftly moving lava stream, plunging into the lava lake.
An infrared image of the summit vent in Halema‘uma‘u crater. The br...
An infrared image of the summit vent in Halema‘uma‘u crater. The bright white area is a cascade of lava, falling from a shelf into a deeper pond within the vent cavity.
Looking northwest at the lava pond on the floor of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater...
Looking northwest at the lava pond on the floor of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater. At the time of the photograph, the level of the lava pond was about 3 m (10 ft) below the floor of the crater.
An hour later, the lava had risen high enough to spill over the pon...
An hour later, the lava had risen high enough to spill over the pond walls and expand across the crater floor.

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