March 4 overflight of Kīlauea summit and East Rift Zone
![During the Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone overflight on March 4, HVO scientists documented different lava flow textures from 2018](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/multimediaFile-3109.jpg?itok=Q1zy0EqX)
Detailed Description
During the overflight of Kīlauea's lower East Rift Zone on March 4, HVO scientists documented different lava textures in the fissure 8 flow field that formed during the 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption. This photo shows an area of fissure 8 flows near the ocean. Both rubbly ‘a‘ā (brownish black) and smooth pāhoehoe (grey) are visible. USGS image by K. Mulliken on March 4, 2021.
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