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USGS HVO geochemist measuring gases released from Kīlauea Volcano

By Kīlauea 2016 (approx.)
Color photograph of person next to instrument, measuring gas
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USGS HVO geochemist measuring gases released from Kīlauea with a Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer, an instrument that detects gas compositions on the basis of absorbed infrared light.

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Public Domain.