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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 3, 2004

By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory May 3, 2004

Banana flow on Paliuli

This is a photo of several patches of lava in Banana flow on gentle slope above Paliiuli.
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Wide view shows several patches of lava in Banana flow on gentle slope above Paliiuli (upper right), two sets of cascades down Paliuli (center), and front of flow on coastal flat fed by left-hand (west) cascade (foreground). Paliuli cascades are 12-15 m high.
This is a photo of Eastern cascades down paliuli, and front of lava flow fed by these cascades.
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Eastern cascades down Paliuli, and front of lava flow fed by these cascades.

 

This is a photo of western cascade on Paliuli.
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Western cascade on Paliuli. Lava is gushing or spurting down widest strand of cascade. Note how glow from cascade reflects of lava flows in face of Paliuli. Height of cascade, 12-15 m.
This is a photo of western cascade on Paliuli.
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Same cascade with obliging videographer for scale.

 

This is a photo of a predawn sky overlooking front of flow fed by eastern cascades.
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Predawn sky overlooking front of flow fed by eastern cascades. Note severe heat shimmer, which distorts view of clouds.
This is a photo of a flow fed by eastern cascades.
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Similar scene as in right above but lighter.

 

This is a photo of western cascade in distance.
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Western cascade in distance, with videographer in same place. Lava flow in foreground fed ultimately by eastern cascade, but lava issues from tube just right of view.
This is a photo of a tube supplying lava in flow.
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Tube supplying lava in flow of left image. Note how it appears from under crust, i.e. a tube. Opening of tube is about 1.5 m wide.

 

This is a photo of eastern cascade, comprised of several strands, all fed by same channeled flow above pali.
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Eastern cascade, comprised of several strands, all fed by same channeled flow above pali. Harsh lighting in severe long-angle sun.
This is a photo of a view from top of Paliuli, looking obliquely across eastern cascade to coastal flat.
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View from top of Paliuli, looking obliquely across eastern cascade to coastal flat. Person near left edge of image gives scale.

 

This is a photo of a view from top of Paliuli, looking directly down one strand of cascades.
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View from same place as right image above, looking directly down one strand of cascades. Note `a`a levees along edge of channeled strand. Three people, distorted by heat shimmer, give scale. Can you find them?
This is a photo of a view from top of Paliuli, looking directly down one strand of cascades.
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Same leveed channel, but at higher magnification.

 

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