Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-07898
In May 1981 lava flows overtopped a notch in the NW rim of MacKenney crater and flowed down the northern flank. This view from Meseta on the caldera rim shows multiple individual flow lobes with levees. The dark lava field to the right contrasts with the tephra-covered slopes of the cone to the left. This period of frequent lava extrusion lasted from 9 May until 2 June.
Photo by Bill Rose, 1981 (Michigan Technological University).
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Keywords: lava flow | levee | lava lobe
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