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This photo, captured fortuitously, shows a lava flow seconds after ...

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This photo, captured fortuitously, shows a lava flow seconds after it burst from the side of a low tumulus. While initially relatively fast-moving, the flow slowed to a crawl within a few minutes, matching the very slow advancement rate seen elsewhere along the front of the flow.