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Aerial Overview of Flow Front
Aerial Overview of Flow Front
Aerial Overview of Flow Front

This Quicktime movie provides an aerial overview of the flow front.

Pāhoehoe Flowing Over a Dirt Road
Pāhoehoe Flowing Over a Dirt Road
Pāhoehoe Flowing Over a Dirt Road

This Quicktime movie was captured at the flow front, and shows a small channelized portion of the pāhoehoe flow pouring over the dirt road embankment. Gas trapped within the flow is released via occasional small bubble bursts.

This Quicktime movie was captured at the flow front, and shows a small channelized portion of the pāhoehoe flow pouring over the dirt road embankment. Gas trapped within the flow is released via occasional small bubble bursts.

Small Collapse and Explosion in Halema`uma`u Crater
Small Collapse and Explosion in Halema`uma`u Crater
Small Collapse and Explosion in Halema`uma`u Crater

This Quicktime movie shows the small explosion of spatter that occurred at Halema‘uma‘u on Sunday, October 19. Spatter landed around the Halema‘uma‘u Overlook (closed to the public).

This Quicktime movie shows the small explosion of spatter that occurred at Halema‘uma‘u on Sunday, October 19. Spatter landed around the Halema‘uma‘u Overlook (closed to the public).

Aerial Overview of Lava Flow Activity
Aerial Overview of Lava Flow Activity
Aerial Overview of Lava Flow Activity

This Quicktime movie provides a brief aerial overview of activity at the flow front.

Aerial Overview of Lava Flow Activity
Aerial Overview of Lava Flow Activity
Aerial Overview of Lava Flow Activity

This Quicktime movie provides a brief aerial overview of activity at the flow front.

Aerial Overview of Activity
Aerial Overview of Activity
Aerial Overview of Activity

This Quicktime movie provides a brief aerial overview of the flow front, showing its proximity to the the transfer station on Apa‘a St., and ends by panning over to show Pāhoa.

This Quicktime movie provides a brief aerial overview of the flow front, showing its proximity to the the transfer station on Apa‘a St., and ends by panning over to show Pāhoa.

Lava Flow Activity
Lava Flow Activity
Lava Flow Activity

This Quicktime movie provides a quick aerial overview of activity at the flow front. At the end of the movie there is a view of the lava stream in one of the skylights on the lava tube supplying lava to the flow front.

This Quicktime movie provides a quick aerial overview of activity at the flow front. At the end of the movie there is a view of the lava stream in one of the skylights on the lava tube supplying lava to the flow front.

Aerial Overview of Lava Flow Activity
Aerial Overview of Lava Flow Activity
Aerial Overview of Lava Flow Activity

This Quicktime movie gives a brief aerial overview of activity at the flow front.

Aerial Overview of Lava Flow Activity
Aerial Overview of Lava Flow Activity
Aerial Overview of Lava Flow Activity

This Quicktime movie gives a quick aerial overview of activity at the front of the June 27th lava flow. The flow remains active, with slow-moving breakouts about 2.5 km (1.6 miles) upslope of Apa‘a St. and 3.5 km (2.2 miles) from Pāhoa Village Road.

This Quicktime movie gives a quick aerial overview of activity at the front of the June 27th lava flow. The flow remains active, with slow-moving breakouts about 2.5 km (1.6 miles) upslope of Apa‘a St. and 3.5 km (2.2 miles) from Pāhoa Village Road.

HVO Geologist Lava Sampling
HVO Geologist Lava Sampling
HVO Geologist Lava Sampling

This Quicktime movie shows an HVO geologist sampling lava on the June 27th lava flow using a rock hammer. The lava is placed into a bucket of water to quench the sample. Lava samples like this are routinely collected for chemical analysis, which provides insight into the magmatic system feeding the eruption.

This Quicktime movie shows an HVO geologist sampling lava on the June 27th lava flow using a rock hammer. The lava is placed into a bucket of water to quench the sample. Lava samples like this are routinely collected for chemical analysis, which provides insight into the magmatic system feeding the eruption.

Aerial Overview of Lava Flow Activity
Aerial Overview of Lava Flow Activity
Aerial Overview of Lava Flow Activity

This Quicktime movie gives a quick aerial overview of the activity at the front of the June 27th lava flow. Kaohe Homesteads is in the lower left.

This Quicktime movie gives a quick aerial overview of the activity at the front of the June 27th lava flow. Kaohe Homesteads is in the lower left.

Aerial Overview of Activity Near Kaohe Homesteads
Aerial Overview of Activity Near Kaohe Homesteads
Aerial Overview of Activity Near Kaohe Homesteads

This Quicktime movie provides a brief aerial overview of activity at the flow front. Kaohe Homesteads is in the lower left.

Overflight of Flow Front
Overflight of Flow Front
Overflight of Flow Front

This Quicktime movie provides an aerial view of activity near the front of the June 27th flow, where numerous pāhoehoe lobes are slowly burning vegetation.

This Quicktime movie provides an aerial view of activity near the front of the June 27th flow, where numerous pāhoehoe lobes are slowly burning vegetation.

View Through Skylight on Lava Tube
View Through Skylight on Lava Tube
View Through Skylight on Lava Tube

This Quicktime movie shows the view through a skylight on the lava tube, which provided a clear view of the flowing lava stream.

This Quicktime movie shows the view through a skylight on the lava tube, which provided a clear view of the flowing lava stream.

Aerial of Flow Front Relative to Kaohe Homesteads
Aerial of Flow Front Relative to Kaohe Homesteads
Aerial of Flow Front Relative to Kaohe Homesteads

This Quicktime movie provides an aerial view of the flow front and its position relative to Kaohe Homesteads.

Overflight of Flow Front
Overflight of Flow Front
Overflight of Flow Front

This Quicktime movie provides an overview of activity near the front of the June 27th lava flow, and shows the position of the flow front relative to Kaohe Homesteads and Pahoa.

This Quicktime movie provides an overview of activity near the front of the June 27th lava flow, and shows the position of the flow front relative to Kaohe Homesteads and Pahoa.

Aerial View of Activity, June 27th Lava Flow
Aerial View of Activity, June 27th Lava Flow
Aerial View of Activity, June 27th Lava Flow

This Quicktime video provides an aerial view of the activity at the front of the June 27th lava flow.

Overflight of Flow Front
Overflight of Flow Front
Overflight of Flow Front

This Quicktime movie gives a quick aerial overview of activity at the flow front.

This Quicktime movie gives a quick aerial overview of activity at the flow front.

Overflight Showing Flow Activity
Overflight Showing Flow Activity
Overflight Showing Flow Activity

This Quicktime movie shows activity at the front of the June 27th lava flow. The flow front continues to advance eastward, with lava issuing out of a ground crack and spreading through dense forest, creating thick plumes of smoke.

This Quicktime movie shows activity at the front of the June 27th lava flow. The flow front continues to advance eastward, with lava issuing out of a ground crack and spreading through dense forest, creating thick plumes of smoke.

Lava Flow Activity
Lava Flow Activity
Lava Flow Activity

The Quicktime video begins with a view of the steaming ground crack, where lava is moving deep within the crack. As the view rotates west, lava can be seen on the surface burning thick forest. Finally, the camera focuses on the eastern edge of the flow, where lava is plunging into the deep ground crack.

The Quicktime video begins with a view of the steaming ground crack, where lava is moving deep within the crack. As the view rotates west, lava can be seen on the surface burning thick forest. Finally, the camera focuses on the eastern edge of the flow, where lava is plunging into the deep ground crack.

Lava Flow Activity
Lava Flow Activity
Lava Flow Activity

The June 27th lava flow remains active at its leading edge, where lava is spreading out slowly into thick forest and also plunging into one of the many deep ground cracks that form Kīlauea's East Rift Zone. This Quicktime video shows the activity near the eastern edge of the flow.

The June 27th lava flow remains active at its leading edge, where lava is spreading out slowly into thick forest and also plunging into one of the many deep ground cracks that form Kīlauea's East Rift Zone. This Quicktime video shows the activity near the eastern edge of the flow.

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