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Upper incandescence comes from mouth of small tube on fan of Paliuli. Toes below are in lava that emerged from tube. Mouth of tube is about 1 m across.
Toe of lava emerging from under crust at base of Paliuli. Gradation in color reflects temperature. Crust forms, cools, and becomes wrinkled. Distance of travel for lava in view, about 1 m.
First in trio of images showing lava breaking from under crust to form toe. Cracking sounds preceded breakout by just long enough to place camera tripod on ground and point. Width of breakout area, about 2 m.
Next in series of images, only 12 seconds after left image. Note how lava has overwhelmed broken slab of crust, and how breakout has "unzippered" toward right.
Mouth of small lava tube (toe) in foreground, and cascade emerging from under crust on Paliuli in background. Cascade is about 3 m long.
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