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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 21, 2013

By Kīlauea October 21, 2013

Lava flows at forest boundary northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō.

Lava flows at forest boundary northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

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Lava flows at forest boundary northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō...
pāhoehoe lava on the Kahauale‘a 2 flow invades the forest northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, burning and toppling trees and creating plumes of smoke.
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A wider view of the Kahauale‘a 2 flow margin at the forest boundary...
A wider view of the Kahauale‘a 2 flow margin at the forest boundary.
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This thermal image looks southwest towards the vent on Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, a...
This thermal image looks southwest towards the vent on Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, and shows much of the Kahauale‘a 2 flow. Hotter colors (yellow and white) represent active breakouts, while warm colors (red and purple) show recently active portions of the flow. The Kahauale‘a 2 flow consists of numerous scattered breakouts of pāhoehoe lava, with a narrow finger of lava forming the flow front. The flow front today was 5.8 km (3.6 miles) northeast of the vent on Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō.
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A close-up view of one of the many breakouts of pāhoehoe on the Kah...
A close-up view of one of the many breakouts of pāhoehoe on the Kahauale‘a 2 flow.
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An HVO geologist shields his face from the intense heat as he takes...
An HVO geologist shields his face from the intense heat as he takes a sample of active lava on the Kahauale‘a 2 flow. The chemistry of the lava is analyzed through time and used to study changes in the magmatic system.
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