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Fissure 8 Eruption Above Hilo Town

Fissure 8 Eruption Above Hilo Town

As the Fissure eruption grew in intensity, the 250 foot fountain of lava became visible 25 miles away from an overlook of Hilo Bay and Hilo Town. You can see t...
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As the Fissure eruption grew in intensity, the 250 foot fountain of lava became visible 25 miles away from an overlook of Hilo Bay and Hilo Town. You can see the fountains glow and also a line of glow from the 8 mile river of lava that flowed from the fissure to the sea.
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NIKON D4

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Aperture 100/10 ISO 200 Shutter 300/10 Focal Length 2400/10

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Hawaii, US

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Nov, 2018

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