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 Photograph by J.D. Griggs on
May 16, 1988
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| A large steam plume marks the spot where tube-fed lava from Kupaianaha enters the ocean. The plume contains a mixture of hydrochloric acid and concentrated seawater that is created when lava reacts with seawater. This mixture is known as laze (lava haze). |
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey,
Menlo Park, California, USA
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