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Deeply scored wrinkles at leading edge of small breakout at front of Banana flow. Lava is coming out of side of toe in upper right. Width of image, about 1.5 m.
Lava comes from crack in inflating part of Banana flow. Crack propagated from upper left to right center. Lava is just starting to issue from leading edge of crack. Width of view, 1.5-2 m.
Breakout pours down slope from ruptured inflating part of Banana flow. Note the developing, wrinkled crust at lower end of breakout. Length of breakout, about 2.5 m.
Same breakout 3 minutes later. View is only of upstream part of breakout.
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