The toe of an April 1984 lava flow advances down the NE rift zone of Mauna Loa volcano in this nighttime view. The flow margin and much of the surface of the flow is incandescent; darker areas occur where the surface of the advancing lava flow has solidified.

Copyrighted photo by Katia and Maurice Krafft, 1984.

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Mauna Loa