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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 24, 2016

By Kīlauea May 24, 2016

Two new breakouts at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, but new flows remain close to cone

 

Two new breakouts at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, but new flows remain close to cone...
Two new breakouts at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō began this morning just before 7:00 a.m., HST. The larger of the two breakouts, shown here, originated on the northeast flank of the cone, at the site of the vent for the ongoing June 27th lava flow. This breakout point fed a vigorous channelized flow that extended about 1 km (0.6 miles). This lava flow had not extended beyond the existing Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō flow field at the time this photo was taken (8:30 a.m., HST).
A wider view of the larger breakout traveling down the north flank ...
A wider view of the larger breakout traveling down the north flank of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, towards the northwest. This photo was taken at about 8:30am.
Another breakout occurred just east of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, about 500 m (0.3 ...
Another breakout occurred just east of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, about 500 m (0.3 miles) from the crater, in the area of the "Peace Day" flow that broke out in September 2011. This second breakout was smaller than the one on the northeast flank, but was still feeding an impressive lava channel. At the time of this photo (8:30 a.m., HST), this flow was about 700 m (0.4 miles) long and traveling towards the southeast.
A video of the larger breakout, flowing northwest. ...
A video of the larger breakout, flowing northwest.

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