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September 15, 2023 — Kīlauea summit thermal map compilation

September 18, 2023
Color images showing eruption progression
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
This compilation shows thermal maps of the summit eruption over the past five days. The diminishing area of active lava, and decrease in the number of active vents, indicates a drop in eruptive vigor since the eruption started. 

Citation Information

Title September 15, 2023 — Kīlauea summit thermal map compilation
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse