An incandescent lava flow from Mauna Ulu emerges from a lava tube and descends the Poliokeawe Pali cliff on 1 January 1973. Lava flows traveled 12 km to reach the coast over a 9-km-wide front during the 1969-74 eruption.

Photo by Don Peterson, 1973 (U.S. Geological Survey).

This image is made available as a Public Domain Work, but proper attribution is appreciated.

Galleries: Lava Flows

Keywords: lava | lava flow | eruption | pahoehoe | effusive | lava tube

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