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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 3, 2004

By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory July 3, 2004

Luna and lava

This is a photo of lava entering water off point of eastern Banana delta.
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Lava entering water off point of eastern Banana delta, viewed from northeast. Same area, in various magnifications, shown in all images today. Height of middle lava drip, 3-4 m.
This is a photo of point of eastern Banana delta.
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Point of eastern Banana delta. Gushing right-hand entry comes from lava tube that opened at 0525, 6 minutes before this image was taken.

 

This is a photo of a full moon above eastern Banana delta.
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Full moon above eastern Banana delta. Brightest entry is lava gushing from tube in above right image. Western sky is rosy at dawn.
This is a photo of a full moon above eastern Banana delta.
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Only 12 minutes later, sky color has changed as sun is nearly up. Large image shows than lava is no longer leaving tube, interior of which is incandescent.

 

This is a photo of a cross-section of incandescent lava tube that poured lava into water.
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Long-lens view looking at cross-section of incandescent lava tube that poured lava into water between 0525 and 0544, 12 minutes before this image was taken. In background is old sea cliff before Wilipe`a delta formed in summer 2002.
This is a photo of eastern Banana delta just after the sun hits it.
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Eastern Banana delta just after sun hits it. Note its relatively flat surface, typical of lava deltas (and water deltas, too, for that matter). Signs are along rope barrier atop pre-Wilipe`a sea cliff.

 

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