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October 8, 2021 — Kīlauea, Halema‘uma‘u Lava Lake Growth
The surface area of the Halema‘uma‘u lava lake at the summit of Kīlauea is now 553,000 square meters, or 157 acres.
October 8, 2021—Kīlauea summit eruption thermal maps
A helicopter overflight on October 8, 2021, at approximately 8:00 a.m. HST allowed for aerial visual and thermal imagery to be collected of Halema‘uma‘u crater at the summit of Kīlauea.
October 5, 2021—Kīlauea summit eruption reference map
This reference map depicts the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption as of October 5, 2021.
October 1, 2021—Kīlauea summit eruption thermal maps
A helicopter overflight on October 1, 2021, at approximately 10:00 a.m. HST allowed for aerial visual and thermal imagery to be collected of Halema‘uma‘u crater at the summit of Kīlauea.
September 30, 2020—Kīlauea summit eruption thermal maps
A helicopter overflight on September 30, 2021, at approximately 7:30 a.m. HST allowed for aerial visual and thermal imagery to be collected of Halema‘uma‘u crater at the summit of Kīlauea.
September 29, 2021—Kīlauea summit eruption reference map
This reference map depicts the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption as of approximately 6:00 PM on September 29, 2021.
New eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu crater at Kīlauea summit - September 29
At approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) detected glow in Kīlauea summit webcam images indicating that an eruption has commenced within Halemaʻumaʻu crater in Kīlauea’s summit caldera, within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.
August 30, 2021—Summary map of intrusive activity at Kīlauea Volcano―August 23–30, 2021
Summary map of intrusive activity at Kīlauea Volcano―August 23–30, 2021
June 08, 2021—Kīlauea summit thermal map
June 08, 2021—Kīlauea summit thermal map constructed from aerial imagery
May 28, 2021—Kīlauea summit contour map
May 28, 2021—Kīlauea summit contour map showing lava lake level and topographic profiles across the caldera
May 13, 2021—Rise of the Halema‘uma‘u lava lake
Digital elevation models (DEMs) created from photos taken during helicopter overflights of Kīlauea summit.
March 4, 2021—Kīlauea 2018 lower East Rift Zone thermal map
A thermal map of Kīlauea Volcano's 2018 lower East Rift Zone fissures and steaming area.