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New video and photos show Kilauea lava flow
By Star-Advertiser staff
POSTED: 01:44 a.m. HST, Aug 10, 2011
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Bright orange pahoehoe lava continues to flow on the west flank of Pu'u 'O'o crater, feeding an elongated lava pond that, turns into a crumbly 'a'a lava flow as it moves downslope, a video and photos taken by scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory show.
Lava vents have formed splatter cones and fingers of lava can be seen flowing and pooling before the crust hardens into an 'a'a flow.
In the crater itself, an 'a'a flow and lava trickle into Pu'u 'O'o. But the view inside the crater is mostly obscured by steam and rising gases. The lava can, however, be seen in thermal images.
The latest outbreak of lava from Pu'u 'O'o began on Aug. 3 and is part of a fill-and-and-drain cycle typical of summit lava lakes, scientists said.
The lava flows are part of a the larger Kilauea eruption that began in 1983. Scientists call the current phase of the eruption the Kamoamoa fissure eruption.
It began on March 5 when lava began fountaining in the Kamoamoa area between Pu'u 'O'o and Napau craters. When the fountaining stopped, lava began building in Pu'u 'O'o crater, forming a lava lake which drained in a dramatic collapse on Aug. 3 when the current lava flow began.
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