525K pahoe1.pcd Photo CD 3072 x 2048 4M Toes of a pahoehoe flow advance across a road in Kalapana on the east rift zone of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii.
Pahoehoe is a Hawaiian term for basaltic lava that has a smooth, hummocky, or ropy surface.
A pahoehoe flow typically advances as a series of small lobes and toes that continually break out from a cooled crust. The surface texture of pahoehoe flows varies widely, displaying all kinds of bizarre shapes often referred to as lava sculpture. All rights reserved.