Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 31, 2003

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Small toe of lava developing wrinkled crust in western finger of Kohola armeters. Toe is about 50 centimeters wide.

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Lava debouching from front of inflating flow and burning grass. Note wrinkled crust formed where lava slows on gentle slope. Toe is about 40 centimeters wide.

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Tracks of flying embers (left center) reach downwind from burning grass along edge of active breakout. The golden tracks, ephemeral though they may be, are remindful of coarse Pele's hair.

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Stream of lava issues from inflating flow, burning grass and creating embers whose tracks look like scratches on filmeters. Stream is about 3 meters long.

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Front of stream in below image above, sluggish and nearly stagnant. Note deeply corrugated crust Width of view, about 3 meters.

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Edge of moderately large breakout moving down gentle slope as series of interconnected toes. Active breakout is 20-30 centimeters thick.

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 31, 2003

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