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Mauna Ulu eruption, Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i

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Map showing area covered by lava flows of Mauna Ulu eruption. Incandescent gash surrounded by day-old lava flow is young, 1 day o... Only segment of fissure system active on first day of eruption Lava fountain of June 25, 1969, This fountain lasted a little over ... Pool of lava filling a basin at the summit of Mauna Ulu, July 29, 1970 Close-up of right side of lava pool shown in previous image a few s... Same view as in previous image, but about 20 seconds later. Now lav... Spattering fountain 8 m (25 ft) high at Mauna Ulu on Aug. 15, 1970 Small spattering fountain on Aug. 16, 1970 Typical vent activity in the summer and fall 1969 high fountaining East end of 'Alae Crater after catastrophic draining on Aug. 4, 1970 West end of 'Alae Crater, showing exhumed mezzanine, after catastro... Today is the 40th Birthday of the Wondrous Mauna Ulu Eruption Graben that drained some of the lava out of 'Alae on Aug. 4, 1969. Tallest fountain of the eruption, 540 m (1770 ft) on Sep. 6, 1970 ‘Alae Crater filled by lava flow erupted on Sep. 6-7, 1969. Lava sp... Dome fountain of episode 10, Oct. 10-13, 1969. Lava fountain of Oct. 20, 1970 Falling pumice from high fountains killed vegetation for many hundr... Tilted slabs of welded spatter blanketed by pumice and spatter erup... Fallout on flank of Pu'u Huluhulu from inclined fountain Oct. 20, 1970 Wide fountain of episode 12, the last high fountain of the Mauna Ul... ‘Ālo‘i Crater filling Apr. 9, 1970. Lava is both erupting from a fi... A burping driblet spire (hornito) in 'Alae Crater on May 20, 1970. Two unusually large driblet spires in ‘Ālo‘i Crater on May 21, 1971 Skylight in lava tube carrying lava from ‘Alae crater onto to Kīlau... Littoral explosion formed by lava entering the ocean from Mauna Ulu... Mauna Ulu trench, w/crater in background. Looking west, May 25, 1972 East end of summit crater of Mauna Ulu, from north rim of crater, S... Lava flowing from the summit crater of Mauna Ulu eastward into a po... Spattering in Mauna Ulu crater and vent B along trench Feb. 28, 1973 Lava pours into deep pit of Makaopuhi Crater from a fissure system ... Perched lava lake above former ‘Alae Crater, Sep. 8, 1972. Summit o... Viewing platform for visitors on rim of Mauna Ulu. Mar. 22, 1974 Lava cascading from east pit to west pit, Pauahi Crater, Nov. 11, 1... Perched lava pond between Mauna Ulu and Pu'u Huluhulu, Jan 25, 1975 View from Pu‘u Huluhulu of renewed shield growth, Jan 30, 1974.

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1969-1974 Maunaulu Eruption

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The Maunaulu eruption, on Kīlauea's East Rift Zone, started on May 24, 1969 and lasted until July 22, 1974. At the time, it was the longest-lasting and most voluminous eruption on Kīlauea's flank in at least 2200 years.
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1969-1974 Maunaulu Eruption

The Maunaulu eruption, on Kīlauea's East Rift Zone, started on May 24, 1969 and lasted until July 22, 1974. At the time, it was the longest-lasting and most voluminous eruption on Kīlauea's flank in at least 2200 years.
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Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Kīlauea
1969-1974 Maunaulu Eruption

1969-1974 Maunaulu Eruption

The Maunaulu eruption, on Kīlauea's East Rift Zone, started on May 24, 1969 and lasted until July 22, 1974. At the time, it was the longest-lasting and most voluminous eruption on Kīlauea's flank in at least 2200 years.
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