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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 8, 2005

By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory July 8, 2005

Ocean entries and Pu`u `O`o

This is a photo of an aerial view of East Lae`apuki lava delta.
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Aerial view of East Lae`apuki lava delta. Largest plume of laze (mostly steam, but including some dilute hydrochloric acid and small glassy particles) is at largest entry site. Other plumes indicate smaller sites. Fume at old sea cliff comes from skylight in feeding lava tube. Right view shows close-up of central part of delta.
This is a photo of a small brown mound of spatter sitting astride large crack.
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Small brown mound of spatter sits astride large crack just left of center of image. Crack probably formed on June 27, when spatter was ejected accompanying a small collapse of front of lava delta. Large view barely shows lava pouring into water in lower left.

 

This is a photo of East Lae`apuki lava delta and a weak plume of laze from East Kamoamoa lava delta.
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Looking northeast along Kilauea's south coast, showing East Lae`apuki lava delta (foreground) and weak plume of laze from East Kamoamoa lava delta (just beyond first point beyond East Lae`apuki).
This is a photo of two spatter cones in West Gap.
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Two spatter cones in West Gap, with northwest end of Pu`u `O`o to left. Photo from northwest edge of flows erupted from West Gap in 2003.

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