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Photo of toe of lava

Detailed Description

Developing lava toe from exactly same tripod setup and camera magnification. Note the grass stem in both images. Width of image, about 50 centimeters. Lava is pouring from break in crust of inflating flow (off top of image) and just touching flat, grassy surface. Note how wrinkles in crust are barely forming.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.