On 14 August 1971 a line of lava fountains erupted across the floor of Kīlauea caldera. The 10-hour eruption was observed by tourists from overlooks along the road around the caldera. The fissure that opened across Halema‘uma‘u crater produced lava flows both on its floor and within the caldera on either side.

Photo by Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, 1971.

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