Lava Lake in Pu'u O'o Crater: July 2007 - Liquid Lava Floods Older Crust. The Weight of the Flooding Lava Causes new Fractures and new Segment...

$Liquid lava floods older crust. The weight of the flooding lava causes new fractures and new segments of the crust to overturn (upper left of the photo). (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)$

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Liquid lava floods older crust. The weight of the flooding lava causes new fractures and new segments of the crust to overturn (upper left of the photo). (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

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