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Stream of lava pours from high on eastern Banana delta and joins other ocean entries. Largest area of lava near left edge of image collapsed later, as shown below. Total relief in image, about 10 m.
Overview of active part of eastern Banana delta. Stream of lava is mostly obscured by laze. Leftmost incandescent area nearest camera is site of collapse shown below.
Camera has panned right from left image, and, 12 seconds later, show seems over. But wait, there's more! Note that stately lava falls continue to show off.
Only 4 seconds later, slab containing the two stately falls in right image above is slipping off, and the falls are cattiwompus (to put it scientifically), not vertical, as they are carried down by the tilting slab. Notice how lava is being tossed up from behind disintegrating slab. Collapse was greeted with oohs, ahhs, and applause from assembled viewers.
Sixteen seconds later, the show is indeed over. (One out-of-focus image, taken at 0550:08, shows nothing but steam obscuring the disappeared slab.) Lava gushes from interior of delta, but no more collapses took place. Activity such as this continued for several minutes before supply of stored lava dwindled and entry took on a more normal appearance.
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