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Blond Pele's hair is all over the place as here on nice pahoehoe lava folds of older lava. The recent activity of the lava lake creates so much of it that it forms a layer. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Blond Pele's hair is all over the place as here on nice pahoehoe lava folds of older lava. The recent activity of the lava lake creates so much of it that it forms a laye...
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Glowing ropy pahoehoe lava from Kilauea volcano (Hawaii) at night (Mar 2017). This type of lava texture is commonly found on the Hawaiian shield volcanoes which produce vast lava flow fields of relatively fluid basalt lava. Kilauea volcano is the best location to observe this fascinating type of lava in activity from close. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Glowing ropy pahoehoe lava from Kilauea volcano (Hawaii) at night (Mar 2017).
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Ropy pahoehoe lava from Kilauea volcano (Hawaii), forming a symmetric pattern of gently curved folds. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Ropy pahoehoe lava from Kilauea volcano (Hawaii), forming a symmetric pattern of gently curved folds. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Till photographing active pahoehoe lava on Kilauea, Hawai'i (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Till photographing active pahoehoe lava on Kilauea, Hawai'i (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Pahoehoe lava "sphere". (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Pahoehoe lava "sphere". (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Folds and rope-like textures in the surface of the lava lake, caused by pushing of the plastic crust against a more rigid piece of crust to the left. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Folds and rope-like textures in the surface of the lava lake, caused by pushing of the plastic crust against a more rigid piece of crust to the left. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer...
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Typical ropy pahoehoe flow tongue, approx. 1 meter long. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Typical ropy pahoehoe flow tongue, approx. 1 meter long. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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View on the active south crater from the southern rim. The sun shines on the yellow walls of the caldera. In the background, the steaming north crater is visible. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
View on the active south crater from the southern rim. The sun shines on the yellow walls of the caldera. In the background, the steaming north crater is visible. (Photo:...
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Observing an active pahoehoe lava flow front. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Observing an active pahoehoe lava flow front. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Active ropy pahoehoe lava folds. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Active ropy pahoehoe lava folds. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Stacked lava ropes on a still hot and barely glowing flow. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Stacked lava ropes on a still hot and barely glowing flow. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Milky way and lava rocks illuminated by the active flow. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Milky way and lava rocks illuminated by the active flow. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Still incandescent ropes formed on the surface of an active pahoehoe lava flow. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Still incandescent ropes formed on the surface of an active pahoehoe lava flow. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Active pahoehoe flow margin with lava toes enlarging it at various locations. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Active pahoehoe flow margin with lava toes enlarging it at various locations. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Evening at an active lava flow. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Evening at an active lava flow. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Rapidly advancing pahoehoe lava finger. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Rapidly advancing pahoehoe lava finger. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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