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At 2:00 p.m. . reveals a small pad of lava between Fissures 16 an...

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At 2:00 p.m. HST. This photo reveals a small pad of lava between Fissures 16 and 17 which did not appear in the same scene taken this morning. (Red arrow points to the lava pad.) From the photo it appears that this fissure has stagnated, however we have designated this outbreak as Fissure 18.