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Aerial view showing dark pahoehoe

Detailed Description

Aerial view showing dark pahoehoe and `a`a flows that spilled out of Puka Nui (collapsed area at southwest base of Pu`u `O`o in right background) on April 5-6. Several elongate collapse depressions show location of past lava tubes, now inactive. Orange discoloration indicates areas of chemical alteration caused by now-dead fumaroles.

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Public Domain.