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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 5, 2003

June 5, 2003

Upper flow field

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Small hornito in West Gap Pit, west of crater of Pu`u `O`o. Hornito is about 50 centimeters high.

 

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Tongues of lava breaking out of upper Mother's Day flow at 2300-foot elevation. This lava, which has been stored in inflating flow and has cooled slightly and lost some gas, will solidify to dense "blue pahoehoe."
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Aerial view looking north-northeast across Highcastle entry area. Lava delta is small, building out from beach that is now covered by new flow. To west, the Highcastle and West Highcastle areas blend into one.
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Looking west into crater of Pu`u `O`o, showing several heavily fuming old spatter cones and other vents.
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