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Lava-Sea Interactions, Kilauea, Hawaii
15. Lava-Sea Interactions, Kilauea, Hawaii

Several littoral cones were produced at the coast by the lava flows from Kupaianaha Lava Lake on the East Rift Zone of Kilauea Volcano. At the shoreline, small strombolian eruptions associated with seawater flooding an open lava tube produced cones up to approximately 10 meters high in only a few hours. These littoral eruptions may be similar not only to the ones that produced Koko Crater on Oahu (slide #17), but also Tyrrhena Patera, Mars (slide #18).

Photograph courtesy of P. Mouginis-Mark.

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