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Don Swanson talks about Kīlauea Volcano

By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Don Swanson with geology students in front of the Mauna Ulu lava shield
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Don Swanson talks about Kīlauea Volcano's 1969–1974 Mauna Ulu eruption with geology students from Franklin and Marshall College during their 2015 field trip to Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. The Mauna Ulu lava shield, which formed during the eruption, is visible in the background. 

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Photo courtesy of Stan Mertzman, Franklin and Marshall College.