Low fountain of lava from Pu'u 'O'o, Kilauea Volcano, 1983
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Detailed Description
Low fountain, approximately 50 meters high, from Pu'u 'O'o on Hawai'i Island's Kilauea Volcano (viewed from the north). Lava issuing from the breach in the northeast rim of the crater produced an 'a'a flow that extended more than 4 kilometers. Eruption episode 8.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
Selected Images of the Pu‘u ‘O‘o–Kupaianaha Eruption, 1983–1997
USGS Digital Data Series DDS-80, 2003