Say hello to this smiling Hawaiian volcano

Monday, August 1, 2016
This is the happiest volcano you'll ever meet.

Mick Kalber of Paradise Helicopters captured footage of what looked like a big face smiling on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano's crater. Footage of the happy face was captured on July 27, as lava from the volcano reached the ocean for the first time since 2013.
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