Lava_fountain_at_Kilauea.jpg
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Summary
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Español:
Chorro de lava del volcán Kilauea
English:
Lava fountain explodes from the Pu`u `O`o spatter and cinder cone on Kilauea Volcano. Dark, cooling lava fragments (tephra) fall to the ground on the cone and downwind. Below the cone, small lava fountains and flows erupt from a small fissure.
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| Date |
24 September 1984
12 November 2009 (original upload date) |
| Source | http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Imgs/Jpg/Tephra/dds24-112_caption.html |
| Author | C. Heliker (US Geological Survey) |
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