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A comparison of a normal photograph of the flow front with a therma...

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A comparison of a normal photograph of the flow front with a thermal image. The white box shows the approximate extent of the thermal image. The thermal image shows that active breakouts (white and yellow areas) are focused along the narrow lobe at the leading edge of the flow, but are also scattered for about 2 km (1.2 miles) behind the flow front.