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A comparison of a normal photograph with a thermal image of the flo...

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A comparison of a normal photograph with a thermal image of the flow front. The white box shows the approximate area of the thermal image. The thermal image shows that high temperatures are concentrated around the leading tip of the flow, which is consistent with lava focused at the front to sustain a higher advance rate.