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Overnight activity at fissure 21

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Spattering and lava flow along north side of fissure 20 on May 19, 2018, at 4:00 AM HST. The flashes in the foreground are from methane bursts. Lava from the large fissure in the foreground is building a small cone. The audio is the sound of lava fountaining.

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