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January 4, 2009

nothing quite like it

Floating by an active section of Kilauea, we were greeted with something flying in the air. Newly formed land flaking off into the air at the moment of lava contacting water. "Ash" is more like sections of paper thin glass.

New Birth
Tephra born at Kilauea in our presence
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The explosive act of magma hitting the ocean
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Posted by blairanderson at January 4, 2009 4:31 PM