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Towards the center of the flow “neck” the camera traversed back over some “platey” sheet lavas.« Previous | Next »

Towards the center of the flow “neck” the camera traversed back over some “platey” sheet lavas. It makes sense that the center of a hot lava flow will be flowing faster than the edges. The center of the flow is insulated on both sides by other hot lava, while the edges get cooled quickly in contact with seawater. The cooled edges of flow often form pillow lava, while the hot centers leave behind sheet lava flows.

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