Lava flows from fountains at the Mauna Ulu cone in the background cascade down the Aloi crater walls on 30 December 1969. The 1969-74 Mauna Ulu eruption eventually filled both Aloi crater west of Mauna Ulu, and Alae crater to the east.

Photo by Don Swanson, 1969 (U.S. Geological Survey).

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Galleries: Lava Flows

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