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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 20, 2012

November 20, 2012

Thermal images of Peace Day flow on coastal plain.

Thermal images of Peace Day flow on coastal Plain

Thermal image panorama showing the Peace Day flow (episode 61) on the coastal plain. The view is to the southwest. The bright areas are active lava, while the less bright areas are warm but inactive flows.
Thermal images of the Peace Day flow (episode 61) on the coastal plain. The bright areas show active flows, while the darker purple areas show the warm but inactive part of the flow. The top image looks northwest; the bottom image looks north. The terminus of the flow was about 175 m (575 ft) from the ocean at mid-day.
Thermal images of the small lava lake at the northeastern edge of the crater floor in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō. The view in the top image is to the northeast; the view in the bottom image is to southeast. The lava lake is about 20 m (65 ft) across.

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