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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 3, 2003

By Kīlauea May 3, 2003

Saturday morning at the lava

photo of lava
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Stream of lava pours from inflating tumulus (left of image) near end of park trail. Visitor in background seems oblivious to events just out of sight.

 

photo of lava
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Ground-level view of front of same stream, spreading out on flat between tumuli. Note slight reflection of incandescence on shiny surface in foreground. Width of incandescent lava, about 2 meters.
photo of lava
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Toe forming on flat surface from already inflating front of same stream as that shown above. Width of toe, about 1 meter.
photo of lava
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Entire stream shown in previous images, looking upstreameters. Previous images were of left bank of stream on flat where stream is broadest. Now front of stream is pouring into crack on surface of older part of flow. Width of crack, about 50 centimeters.

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