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Image: Puhi-o-Kalaikini Ocean Entry
Puhi-o-Kalaikini Ocean Entry
Puhi-o-Kalaikini Ocean Entry
Puhi-o-Kalaikini Ocean Entry

The Puhi-o-Kalaikini ocean entry and delta. The light colored lava on the delta behind the plume is from recent surface flows.

The Puhi-o-Kalaikini ocean entry and delta. The light colored lava on the delta behind the plume is from recent surface flows.

Image: Not so Fumy Pu'u 'O'o
Not so Fumy Pu'u 'O'o
Not so Fumy Pu'u 'O'o
Not so Fumy Pu'u 'O'o

Pu'u 'O'o was not as fumy today as usual, allowing decent views of the crater floor. The Pu'u 'O'o webcam, GPS station, and other equipment are the white dots on the crater rim.

Pu'u 'O'o was not as fumy today as usual, allowing decent views of the crater floor. The Pu'u 'O'o webcam, GPS station, and other equipment are the white dots on the crater rim.

Image: Littoral Explosion at the Puhi-o-Kalaikini Ocean Entry
Littoral Explosion at the Puhi-o-Kalaikini Ocean Entry
Littoral Explosion at the Puhi-o-Kalaikini Ocean Entry
Littoral Explosion at the Puhi-o-Kalaikini Ocean Entry

One of the many successive littoral explosions that occurred at the Puhi-o-Kalaikini ocean entry, where lava exiting the tube enters the water. The explosions were throwing ejecta up to about 20 meters.

One of the many successive littoral explosions that occurred at the Puhi-o-Kalaikini ocean entry, where lava exiting the tube enters the water. The explosions were throwing ejecta up to about 20 meters.

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