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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 27, 2004

By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory July 27, 2004

Gorgeous morning at Banana delta; DID breakouts near Pu`u `O`o

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This is a photo of many streams of lava pouring into water off northeastern side of eastern Banana delta.
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Many streams of lava pour into water off northeastern side of eastern Banana delta.
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This is a photo of lava falls from near point on lava delta.
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View of lava falls from near point on lava delta. Height of visible part of falls, about 4 m.

 

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This is a photo of an active part of Banana delta.
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Wide view of active part of Banana delta. Solitary rock on beach has been stranded as erosion has removed front of last week's beach flow.
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This is a photo of an active part of Banana delta.
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View similar to that at 0516 but after activity was waned. Note that nearest part of delta has no lava spilling from it as at 0516.

 

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This is a photo of East Pond Vent, easternmost spatter cone in crater of Pu`u `O`o.
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Aerial view of East Pond Vent, easternmost spatter cone in crater of Pu`u `O`o. Note small flows that have come from vent in recent weeks.
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This is a photo of a small flow that apparently erupted during the deflation-inflation-deflation (DID) event of that morning.
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Small flow, shiny, that apparently erupted during the deflation-inflation-deflation (DID) event that started this morning. Location is south base of Pu`u `O`o, whose cracked and slumped flank is visible at top of image.

 

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This is a photo of a lava flow that issued from PKK tube about 200 m northeast of Cookie Monster hornito.
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Ground view of lava flow that issued from PKK tube about 200 m northeast of Cookie Monster hornito. This tube had not been active for some time.
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This is a photo of lava welling from crest of newly forming Rainbow shield, on southwest flank of PKK shield.
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Lava welling from crest of newly forming Rainbow shield, on southwest flank of PKK shield, with Pu`u `O`o in background. This activity is related to today's DID event, when magma entered Pu`u `O`o's shallow reservoir, overpressurized it (causing the inflation), and broke out of the PKK lava tube.

 

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This is a photo of a rainbow over Rainbow shield.
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How Rainbow shield got its name. View looks east, down Kilauea's east rift zone.
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This is a photo of breakout point for flows forming Rainbow shield.
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Aerial view of breakout point for flows forming Rainbow shield.

 

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