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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 12, 2016

By Kīlauea September 12, 2016

Ocean entry and breakout on the coastal plain continue

 

Ocean entry and breakout on the coastal plain continue...
Lava continues to flow into the ocean at Kamokuna, with two main entry areas, both forming lava deltas. The eastern lava delta is the larger of the two, and today, a broad span of small lava streams entering the sea was creating a wide ocean entry plume. The smaller western entry was feeding a weaker plume.
Another view of the ocean entries, with the eastern entry in the fo...
Another view of the ocean entries, with the eastern entry in the foreground. For scale, a boat can be seen in the lower left portion of the image.
A breakout from the base of the pali, which began last week, remain...
A breakout from the base of the pali, which began last week, remained active today, with scattered pāhoehoe lobes near the eastern margin of the 61g lava flow. Fume from the lava tubes on the pali can be seen in the upper left part of the image.
Kīlauea's summit lava lake remains at a high level...
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The lava lake at the summit of Kīlauea remained at a high level today, about 18 m (60 ft) from the floor of Halema‘uma‘u Crater at the time of this photo.

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