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Cross-caldera Distance Change - Past 5 Years Mauna Loa

2019 (approx.)
Color plot of ground deformation
Note: Image comes from an external source

Detailed Description

Cross-caldera Distance Change - Past 5 Years Mauna Loa. Changes in distance between two GPS stations on opposite sides of Mauna Loa's summit caldera. Extension across the caldera is often an indication of inflation of the shallow summit magma reservoir.

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Public Domain.