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Pahoehoe from Kilauea eruption, 1989

By Kīlauea
A small stream of red hot lava spreads out in a smooth, ropy texture as it cools to black.
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Detailed Description

Pahoehoe ropes form in the Wahaula Lava Flow across from Wahaula Visitor Center on Hawai'i Island during the Kilauea East Rift Zone (ERZ) eruption on 6/15/89.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

Images of Kilauea East Rift Zone Eruption, 1983-1993