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Geology Picture of the Week #2, July 14-20, 2002
USGS Hawaii Volcano Observatory ^
Posted on 07/17/2002 9:56:55 AM PDT by cogitator
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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Science
KEYWORDS: hawaii; kilauea; lava; volcano
This one just caught my fancy today. What struck me about it is that the current Pu'u O'o eruption has been going on now for about 19.5 years, and that this slow, constant volcanism is what built the Hawaiian Islands and the Emperor Seamount chain over millenia. Pretty amazing when you consider the span of time involved.
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07/17/2002 9:56:55 AM PDT
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cogitator
To: sauropod; kayak; Miss Marple; CPT Clay; capitan_refugio; SuziQ; GingisK; Lazarus Long; d4now; ...
*ping*
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07/17/2002 9:58:31 AM PDT
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cogitator
To: cogitator
Thanks for ping
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07/17/2002 11:17:38 AM PDT
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CPT Clay
To: cogitator
God has certainly created a marvelous universe for us to enjoy ...... :-)
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07/17/2002 4:00:11 PM PDT
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kayak
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