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Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone

Detailed Description

In this panorama of the lava channel near fissure 8, the greatest measured depth was 9.5 m (31 ft). 'Bathtub rings' (high-flow markers) were visible on the channel walls, and many of the walls and ramparts were beginning to collapse into the empty channel.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.