Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. 1959 eruption of Kilauea Volcano, fifteenth phase of activity in Kilauea Iki Crater.
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1959
Summary
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. 1959 eruption of Kilauea Volcano, fifteenth phase of activity in Kilauea Iki Crater. The 1900-foot-high fountain, viewed from the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. The top of the fountain is inside the pushed-up cloud bank, and tremendous quantities of pumice rain out of the dark cloud on the right of the fountain. 2:05 p.m., December 17, 1959. Figure 35, U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 537-E. Photos rdh00074, rdh00075, and rdh00076 form a sequence.
Summary
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. 1959 eruption of Kilauea Volcano, fifteenth phase of activity in Kilauea Iki Crater. The 1900-foot-high fountain, viewed from the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. The top of the fountain is inside the pushed-up cloud bank, and tremendous quantities of pumice rain out of the dark cloud on the right of the fountain. 2:05 p.m., December 17, 1959. Figure 35, U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 537-E. Photos rdh00074, rdh00075, and rdh00076 form a sequence.
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