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 Photograph by C. Heliker on November
24, 1986
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| The Kupaianaha lava pond overflows in this aerial view, adding to the bulk of the shield. By the end of 1986, a lava tube formed an outlet to the pond. From then on, the pond rarely overflowed, and the shield did not grow higher. |
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey,
Menlo Park, California, USA
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