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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 5, 2016

October 5, 2016

Typical spattering at the summit lava lake within Halema‘uma‘u Crater

 

This photograph shows spattering at the southeast margin of Kīlauea's summit lava lake, as viewed from the west. This is the most common area on the lake to have spattering, but, because it is almost directly below the camera location, it is not visible in our webcam images.
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This video clip shows typical spattering activity in Kīlauea's summ...
This video clip shows typical spattering activity in Kīlauea's summit lava lake. This spattering was occurring along the eastern margin of the lake on the evening of October 5.
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