VIDEO: Halemaumau crater lava flows

Big Island Video News

Jun 3, 2009

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Video courtesy USGS – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory “This Quicktime movie shows the behavior of the active lava at the base of the cavity in…

Video courtesy USGS – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

“This Quicktime movie shows the behavior of the active lava at the base of the cavity in Halema`uma`u crater,” writes the HVO. “Lava emerged in the upper right and flowed towards the lower left. The surface was disrupted by a chaos of waves, splashes, bubble bursts and spattering. The video is shown at actual speed.”

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