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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 9, 2004

By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory June 9, 2004

Western entry with onshore wind; waning entries at midday

This is a photo of a small entry off new western delta and sharp tumulus built on the delta.
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Pickings were slim this morning, with onshore winds, but this view shows small entry off new western delta and sharp tumulus built on the delta.
This is a photo of peaked tumulus.
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Close-up of peaked tumulus, about 2 m high, with ocean behind.

 

This is a photo of lava emerging.
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Surprise, surprise! Standing on top of a tumulus to take the upper two shots, your photographer felt a shudder, heard cracking sounds, and watched lava emerge 1 m away from the inflating tumulus. This image taken a few seconds after lava began gushing out. Stream is 50 cm wide.
This is a photo of a breakout flowing onto delta.
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Breakout in left image developed nice little stream, seen here in foreground, that flows onto delta. In background is lava cascade into water.

 

This is a photo of a new lava delta forming at western entry cluster.
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Looking southwest at new lava delta forming at western entry cluster. Activity has lessened considerably since earlier today. A small lava falls is barely visible beneath largest laze plume.
This is a photo of a large steam plume from southwest end of lava delta in eastern cluster of entries.
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Image from same site as left image, but looking northeast at large steam plume from southwest end of lava delta in eastern cluster of entries. Note large--and growing--black sand beach.

 

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