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Title: Propagating Fissure

Description:

Video clip shot in front of the propagating fissure, showing low spattering that started moments earlier. Thick white steam from the crack in the foreground indicates that lava is about to reach the surface, and is seen doing so seconds later.

Location: Kilauea, HI, USA

Date Taken: 3/5/2011

Length: 0:24

Video Producer: Tim Orr , U.S. Geological Survey

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