Arching fountain of lava, Kilauea Volcano, 1983
![A stream of red hot lava arcs into the air and splatters down on cooler, black lava flows](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/RIFT_004.jpg?itok=r7GoQm8r)
Detailed Description
Arching fountain of lava approximately 10 meters high issuing from the western end of the 0740 vents, a series of spatter cones 170 meters long, south of Pu'u Kahaualea on Hawai'i Island's Kilauea Volcano (episode 2). Episodes 2 and 3 were characterized by spatter and cinder cones, such as Pu'u Halulu, which was 60 meters high by episode 3.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
Selected Images of the Pu'u 'O'o-Kupaianaha Eruption, 1983-1987
USGS Digital Data Series DDS-80, 2003