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Map of flow field west of Kaohe Homesteads with thermal overlay

Detailed Description

This map overlays a georegistered mosaic of thermal images collected during a helicopter overflight of Kīlauea's active East Rift Zone lava flow west of Kaohe Homesteads on March 10 at about 10:30 AM. The perimeter of the flow at the time the imagery was acquired is outlined in yellow. Temperature in the thermal image is displayed as gray-scale values, with the brightest pixels indicating the hottest areas (white areas are active breakouts).