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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 15, 2003

By Kīlauea August 17, 2003

Small hornitos above upper Mother's Day tube

 

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photo of lave
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Tiny hornitos (carlitos) in front of small hornito, roof of Mother's Day tube in area of former Cookie Monster skylight. Incandescent openings are a few centimeters s across.
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photo of lave
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Closer view of tiny hornito in obviously treacherous area. Such hornitos form by spitting of lava out of tube below. Pele's hair sometimes forms by this process. Coarse hair is visible in large image.

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