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Pahoehoe flow at base of Pulama pali, Kilauea Volcano, Hawai`i

Pahoehoe flow moves along base of Pulama Pali, Kilauea Volcano, Hawai`i
Photograph by R. Hoblitt
16 May 2002
 Leading edge of a pahoehoe flow spreads across the rough surface of earlier flows about 2.5 km from the ocean. This flow is creeping along at the base of the Pulama pali (background); between May 2 and 16, 2002, the flow advanced only 600 m.

Pahoehoe flow moves along base of Pulama Pali, Kilauea Volcano, Hawai`i
Photograph by R. Hoblitt, 16 May 2002

Pahoehoe flow moves along base of Pulama Pali, Kilauea Volcano, Hawai`i
Photograph by R. Hoblitt, 16 May 2002
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Updated: 23 May 2002 (srb)