THEMATIC VOLCANO PHOTO GALLERY:
- A'a lava -
A'a' lava flow burying a road on Etna (Oct. 2002).
Brief explanation:
A'a' lava is the most common appearance type of
lava flows
that cool down forming fragmented, rough, sometimes spiny, or
blocky surfaces. |
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Slow-moving front of an a'a' lava flow on Etna (Nov. 2002). | Channelled a'a' lava flow on Etna (Sept. 2004). | |
Close-up of a'a' lava (Etna, Sept. 2004) | A'a' lava flow menacing the Sapienza tourist station (Etna, July 2001) | |
Huge a'a' lava flow from Hekla volcano in 2000. |
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