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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 3, 2016

By Kīlauea October 3, 2016

Continued spattering in Kīlauea's summit lava lake

 

Continued spattering in Kīlauea's summit lava lake...
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This morning, spattering along the eastern margin of Kīlauea's summit lava lake built an overhanging ledge that was attached to the Overlook Crater wall. In this image, a few long stalactites can be seen dangling from the overhang (lower right). These stalactites were flexible enough to be swinging back and forth.
This video shows spattering in two locations of Kīlauea's summit la...
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This video shows spattering in two locations of Kīlauea's summit lava lake. In the first segment, spattering is active in a small area in the southern portion of the lake. In the second segment, spattering on the east margin of the lake has created an overhanging ledge with dangling lava stalactites.

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