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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 17, 2003

By Kīlauea May 17, 2003

Gnarly lava in the Kohola

 

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Daybreak overshadows tiny breakout in Kohola arm of Mother's Day flow about 550 meters from Paliuli.
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Thick, twisting crust gives gnarly appearance to sluggish breakout. Such crust, often called sharkskin, forms on relatively cool lava that has been stored in inflating flow before seeing daylight. Width of view, about 1.5 meters.
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Bulging, gnarly breakout, with lava barely able to move, oozes from crack in crust. Width of view, about 2 meters.

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