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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 12, 2014

By Kīlauea December 12, 2014

Lava continues advancing downslope towards northeast

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Lava continues advancing downslope towards northeast...
The active flow front continues to advance downslope towards the northeast. This morning, the leading tip of the active lava was 2.6 km (1.6 miles) upslope from Pāhoa Marketplace, as measured along the steepest descent line.

 

 

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An HVO geologist uses a handheld GPS unit to mark the flow margin c...
An HVO geologist uses a handheld GPS unit to mark the flow margin coordinates. The flow field map today was updated by taking a series of GPS points like this around the leading portion of the flow.
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