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"pointer bomb" dropped on the 1935 Mauna Loa lava flow

By Mauna Loa 1977 (approx.)
Black and white photograph of pointer bomb in lava flow
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Detailed Description

This "pointer bomb," dropped on the 1935 Mauna Loa Humu‘ula lava flow, was found and photographed in 1939 during Thomas Jaggar's post-eruption inspection of the flow, and again in 1977 by now-retired USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist Jack Lockwood. This same bomb was recently rediscovered and featured in Hawai‘i media reports.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.