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Although the leading tip of the flow consisted of pāhoehoe, visible...

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Although the leading tip of the flow consisted of pāhoehoe, visible in the foreground of this photo, there was still ‘A‘ā active on the steep slopes of the pali and at the base of the pali (upper part of the photo). The open channels that were active on the pali a few days ago have largely crusted over, but some sections remained active today.