Image: Aa lava

Aa lava (14 cm x 12 cm). Kilauea, Hawaii.

Photographer:

Stuart Humphreys

Rights:

© Australian Museum

Additional information

Aa lava flows have a very rough fragmented top and their surface is very sharp and abrasive.

Last Updated: 27 August 2009

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