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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 6, 2020

By Kīlauea May 6, 2020

Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō check-up

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On April 16, 2020, an HVO technician inspected a crack that has been widening near a power hub on Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō. Rockfalls from the north rim of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō (where the hub is located) have caused the rim to recede, and it is now very close to the power/communications hub.
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HVO technician inspects power/communication station at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō on on April 16, 2020. USGS photos by F. Younger.

 

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A view from the power/communications hub on Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō of PO and PT webcameras. Continued rockfalls from the north rim have destabilized the peak they are perched on, and the cracks behind the cameras are slowing growing wider.

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