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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 10, 2000

September 10, 2000

Sluggish lava flow - Pūlama pali

Sluggish lava flow spreads from the base of the Pūlama pali (background), burning vegetation sandwiched between flows emplaced in 1985 and 1992. As new lava continued to feed the leading edge of flow, the trailing surface inflated by several meters.

Pāhoehoe toe advances over ancient Hawaiian foot path

 

pāhoehoe toe advances over an ancient Hawaiian foot path at the base of the Pūlama pali. At this location, the footpath is built atop an ‘A‘ā flow that geologists estimate was erupted at least 1,500 years ago.

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