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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 21, 2018

By Kīlauea June 21, 2018

Halema‘uma‘u Crater continues to subside and enlarge
 

Halema‘uma‘u Crater continues to subside and enlarge...
The USGS UAS (unoccupied aircraft system) team took this photograph of Halema‘uma‘u Crater from the Kīlauea Overlook on this morning. They are preparing for a flight to map further subsidence at the summit.

Lower East Rift Zone eruption continues
 

Fissure with lava going into a lava channel
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Fissure 8 continues building a tephra cone and producing a robust channelized lava flow on Kīlauea Volcano's Lower East Rift Zone.
Aerial of lava channel
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At a wide point in the channelized lava flow, a ropy crust has formed over the more fluid lava below. The ocean entry plume is visible to the upper left. Photo taken during early morning overflight.
Aerial of ocean entries
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Early morning view of the ocean entry. The lava fountain from fissure 8 is visible behind the laze plume rising from the entry point. The open lava flowchannel is visible just beyond the solidified darker flows in the foreground.

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