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USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 21, 2018.
 

Video of a slow moving lava flow in Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone, taken May 20, 2018, at around 2:31 AM HST. The flow is ~3 m (9 ft) high. The HVO

Fountaining from Fissure 20 on May 19, 2018,

Spattering and lava flow along north side of 

Spattering and lava flow at 

Helicopter overflight of a fast-moving lava flow emerging from 

Telephoto view of spattering at Fissure 17, in

Spattering at Fissure 17 around 12:30 AM HST, on

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 18, 2018.

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 17, 2018

The EROS mission is to document and study changes to earth. With a vast archive of imagery from multiple sources, the EROS archive is the longest continuous record or earth's changing landscapes.

For the past several days, intermittent small explosions have occurred at the west end of 

Aerial view (from a helicopter) of spattering between 

This video shows spattering at fissure 18,

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 15, 2018.

Lava continues to flow, changing the landscape, vegetation and coastline in Hawaii.

At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.

USGS EROS Center (https://eros.usgs.gov/)

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 15, 2018.

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 14, 2018 by scientist in charge Tina Neal.

Aerial view of fissure 17 around 4:30 p.m. HST. On the west end of the flow, intermittent percussive jetting threw spatter and lava bombs up to 500 feet above the ground. East margin of the ‘a‘ā flow was cascading into a pit or graben.

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 13, 2018 by scientist in charge Tina Neal.

Fissure 16 eruption at 12:57 p.m. HST on May 12, 2018. Video by Cheryl Gansecki, University of Hawaii.

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 12, 2018 by scientist in charge Tina Neal.
 

During an overflight on May 11, we collected thermal images of the crater at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō and created an updated 3D model of the crater geometry. The collapse on April 30 produced a large cavity, with the deepest point roughly 350 m (1150 feet) below the crater rim.