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Animated GIF of enlarging summit event
Kīlauea Volcano — Animation of Summit Enlargement
Kīlauea Volcano — Animation of Summit Enlargement
Kīlauea Volcano — Animation of Summit Enlargement

This animated GIF shows a sequence of radar amplitude images that were acquired by the Italian Space Agency's Cosmo-SkyMed satellite system. The series shows changes to the caldera area of Kīlauea Volcano that occurred over May 5 at 6:12 a.m. HST, May 17 at 6:12 a.m.

This animated GIF shows a sequence of radar amplitude images that were acquired by the Italian Space Agency's Cosmo-SkyMed satellite system. The series shows changes to the caldera area of Kīlauea Volcano that occurred over May 5 at 6:12 a.m. HST, May 17 at 6:12 a.m.

Kīlauea Volcano — Canvassing the Flows
Kīlauea Volcano — Canvassing the Flows
Kīlauea Volcano — Canvassing the Flows

Everyday, a team of USGS scientists canvass areas along Kilauea Volcano’s east Lower Rift Zone. 

Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 Overflight
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 Overflight
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 Overflight

 

Video of fissure 8, as observed during a helicopter overflight on May 29, 2018, and as viewed from ground level. Fissure 8 was fountaining to heights of 200 feet at times, and feeding a lava flow that was traveling to the northeast.

 

Video of fissure 8, as observed during a helicopter overflight on May 29, 2018, and as viewed from ground level. Fissure 8 was fountaining to heights of 200 feet at times, and feeding a lava flow that was traveling to the northeast.

view of a road with lava fragments
Kīlauea Volcano — Tephra on Leilani Street
Kīlauea Volcano — Tephra on Leilani Street
Kīlauea Volcano — Tephra on Leilani Street

Tephra (airborne lava fragments) erupted by the high lava fountains of fissure 8 was carried downwind, where the frothy rock fragments fell on Leilani Street, just past Kupono Street, in the Leilani Estates subdivision.

Tephra (airborne lava fragments) erupted by the high lava fountains of fissure 8 was carried downwind, where the frothy rock fragments fell on Leilani Street, just past Kupono Street, in the Leilani Estates subdivision.

Aerial of a lave entering the ocean
Kīlauea Volcano — Weak Ocean Entry
Kīlauea Volcano — Weak Ocean Entry
Kīlauea Volcano — Weak Ocean Entry

Scientists on the early morning overflight of Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone documented a very weak ocean entry. For the easternmost lobe, only a few small finger channels of lava were entering the ocean.

Scientists on the early morning overflight of Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone documented a very weak ocean entry. For the easternmost lobe, only a few small finger channels of lava were entering the ocean.

Overflight confirms weak ocean entry, in Kīlauea Volcano's lower Ea...
Overflight confirms weak ocean entry, in Kīlauea's LERZ
Overflight confirms weak ocean entry, in Kīlauea's LERZ
Overflight confirms weak ocean entry, in Kīlauea's LERZ

Scientists on the early morning overflight of Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone documented a very weak ocean entry. For the easternmost lobe, only a few small finger channels of lava were entering the ocean.

Scientists on the early morning overflight of Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone documented a very weak ocean entry. For the easternmost lobe, only a few small finger channels of lava were entering the ocean.

Aerial view of ocean entry
Kilauea Volcano — Ocean Entry Aerial
Kilauea Volcano — Ocean Entry Aerial
Kilauea Volcano — Ocean Entry Aerial

Close view of weak ocean entry at about 1:05 p.m. HST. Only small and intermittent "laze" plumes have been observed today.

Aerial view of Pohoiki Rd.
Kilauea Volcano — Pohoiki Road Lava Flow
Kilauea Volcano — Pohoiki Road Lava Flow
Kilauea Volcano — Pohoiki Road Lava Flow

View of the now-sluggish lava flow that crossed Pohoiki Road earlier today; the flow originated from fissure 8. This fissure was very active overnight, slowed this morning, and stopped by about noon.

View of the now-sluggish lava flow that crossed Pohoiki Road earlier today; the flow originated from fissure 8. This fissure was very active overnight, slowed this morning, and stopped by about noon.

Kīlauea Lower East Rift Zone Fissures and Flows, May 28, 3:00 p.m. ...
Kīlauea LERZ Fissures and Flows, May 28, 3:00 p.m.
Kīlauea LERZ Fissures and Flows, May 28, 3:00 p.m.
Kīlauea LERZ Fissures and Flows, May 28, 3:00 p.m.

Map as of 3:00 p.m. HST, May 28, 2018. Shaded purple areas indicate lava flows erupted in 1840, 1955, 1960, and 2014-2015.

Aerial of fissure complex
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure Complex
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure Complex
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure Complex

View of the fissure complex looking toward the southwest (uprift) during this afternoon's overflight at about 1:15 p.m. HST. The small lava flows spreading to the southeast from the fissure complex (lower middle) originate in the area of between fissures 16 and 18.

View of the fissure complex looking toward the southwest (uprift) during this afternoon's overflight at about 1:15 p.m. HST. The small lava flows spreading to the southeast from the fissure complex (lower middle) originate in the area of between fissures 16 and 18.

Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure Complex
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure Complex
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure Complex

View of the fissurecomplex is toward the southeast during this afternoon's overflight of the lower East Rift Zone at about 1:15 p.m. HST. The lava channel in middle of photograph is filling with lava erupted from fissure 22.

View of the fissurecomplex is toward the southeast during this afternoon's overflight of the lower East Rift Zone at about 1:15 p.m. HST. The lava channel in middle of photograph is filling with lava erupted from fissure 22.

Aerial of fissure complex
Kīlauea Volcano — Lava Channel and Fountains
Kīlauea Volcano — Lava Channel and Fountains
Kīlauea Volcano — Lava Channel and Fountains

Close view of lava channel in middle of the lava flow erupting from fissure 8 during this morning's overflight at about 7 a.m. HST. The tallest lava fountain is fissure 8, active since yesterday evening. The eruption rate at fissure 8 diminished significantly later in the morning.

Close view of lava channel in middle of the lava flow erupting from fissure 8 during this morning's overflight at about 7 a.m. HST. The tallest lava fountain is fissure 8, active since yesterday evening. The eruption rate at fissure 8 diminished significantly later in the morning.

Aerial of lava flow
Kīlauea Volcano — Lava Flow Crossing Pohoiki Road
Kīlauea Volcano — Lava Flow Crossing Pohoiki Road
Kīlauea Volcano — Lava Flow Crossing Pohoiki Road

Aerial view of active lava flow crossing Pohoiki Road during an overflight this morning about 7 a.m. HST. Pohoiki Road cuts through middle of photograph.

Ash rises above Halema‘uma‘u within Kīlauea's summit caldera
Ash rises above Halema‘uma‘u within Kīlauea's summit caldera
Ash rises above Halema‘uma‘u within Kīlauea's summit caldera
Ash rises above Halema‘uma‘u within Kīlauea's summit caldera

Ash rises above Halema‘uma‘u within Kīlauea's summit caldera in this May 27, 2018, telephoto image from near Volcano House Hotel in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.

Kīlauea Volcano - UAS Mission Aid in Rescue
Kīlauea Volcano - UAS Mission Aid in Rescue
Kīlauea Volcano - UAS Mission Aid in Rescue

On May 27, 2018, the Department of Interior Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Kīlauea response team was conducting mapping missions in the lower East Rift Zone to monitor lava flow advancement rates and direction toward Highway 132 and populated areas.

On May 27, 2018, the Department of Interior Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Kīlauea response team was conducting mapping missions in the lower East Rift Zone to monitor lava flow advancement rates and direction toward Highway 132 and populated areas.

Aerial photos
Kīlauea Volcano — Aerial of Eastern-Most Fissure Complex
Kīlauea Volcano — Aerial of Eastern-Most Fissure Complex
Kīlauea Volcano — Aerial of Eastern-Most Fissure Complex

Aerial view of the eastern-most end of the fissure complex (top right) and active lava channels and inactive flows south of the fissures (toward left side of photo) at about 12:30 p.m. HST; the ocean is out of view left side of photo. In this view, fissure 22 in top right is supplying most of the lava to the active channel.

Aerial view of the eastern-most end of the fissure complex (top right) and active lava channels and inactive flows south of the fissures (toward left side of photo) at about 12:30 p.m. HST; the ocean is out of view left side of photo. In this view, fissure 22 in top right is supplying most of the lava to the active channel.

Aerial photo of summit
Kīlauea Volcano — Aerial of Kīlauea's Summit
Kīlauea Volcano — Aerial of Kīlauea's Summit
Kīlauea Volcano — Aerial of Kīlauea's Summit

Aerial view of Kīlauea Volcano's summit caldera and an ash plume billowing from Halema‘uma‘u, a crater within the caldera.

Caldera imagery
Kīlauea Volcano — Enlargement of Summit Eruptive Event
Kīlauea Volcano — Enlargement of Summit Eruptive Event
Kīlauea Volcano — Enlargement of Summit Eruptive Event

This image shows radar data acquired by the European Space Agency's Sentinel-1 satellite over Kīlauea Volcano on May 19 at 6:30 PM HST (left) compared to May 25 at 6:30 PM HST (right). The satellite transmits a radar signal toward the surface and measures the strength of the return, with bright areas indicating a strong return and dark areas a weak return.

This image shows radar data acquired by the European Space Agency's Sentinel-1 satellite over Kīlauea Volcano on May 19 at 6:30 PM HST (left) compared to May 25 at 6:30 PM HST (right). The satellite transmits a radar signal toward the surface and measures the strength of the return, with bright areas indicating a strong return and dark areas a weak return.

Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 7 Activity
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 7 Activity
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 7 Activity

Downrift view of fissure 7 and a line of low lava fountains on Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone. Fissure 7 activity increased overnight, with 

Aerial view
Kīlauea Volcano — Ocean Entry
Kīlauea Volcano — Ocean Entry
Kīlauea Volcano — Ocean Entry

Aerial view of the ocean-entry areas at about 12:30 p.m. HST. Lava flowing into the ocean diminished overnight and this morning (note lack of obvious plume at the entry areas). View is toward the northwest. 

Aerial view of the ocean-entry areas at about 12:30 p.m. HST. Lava flowing into the ocean diminished overnight and this morning (note lack of obvious plume at the entry areas). View is toward the northwest. 

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