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June 16, 2023 — Kīlauea summit thermal maps

June 20, 2023
Color image of crater floor temperature
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
A helicopter overflight on June 16, 2023, allowed for aerial visual and thermal imagery to be collected of Halema‘uma‘u crater at the summit of Kīlauea. The eruptive activity has consisted of lava fountaining supplying lava flows covering the southwest portion of the crater floor. The scale of the thermal map ranges from blue to red, with blue colors indicative of cooler temperatures and red colors indicative of warmer temperatures.
Color image of crater floor temperature
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
A helicopter overflight on June 16, 2023, allowed for aerial visual and thermal imagery to be collected of Halema‘uma‘u crater at the summit of Kīlauea. The eruptive activity has consisted of lava fountaining supplying lava flows covering the southwest portion of the crater floor. The scale of the thermal map ranges from blue to red, with blue colors indicative of cooler temperatures and red colors indicative of warmer temperatures.

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Title June 16, 2023 — Kīlauea summit thermal maps
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse