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Map of distal flow field with thermal overlay
This map overlays a georegistered mosaic of thermal images collected during a helicopter overflight of the distal part of Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lava flow on February 23 at about 12:30 PM.
Map of distal flow field
This large-scale map uses a satellite image acquired in March 2014 (provided by Digital Globe) as a base to show the area around the front of Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lava flow.
Small-scale map of flow field
This small-scale map shows Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lava flow in relation to lower Puna.
Large-scale map of flow field
This large-scale map shows the distal part of Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lava flow in relation to nearby Puna communities.
Thermal overlay of distal part of flow field
This map overlays a georegistered mosaic of thermal images collected during a helicopter overflight of the distal part of Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lava flow on February 19 at about 10:30 AM.
Map of distal part of flow field
This large-scale map uses a satellite image acquired in March 2014 (provided by Digital Globe) as a base to show the area around the front of Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lava flow.
Satellite image of area around front of Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone lava flow
This satellite image was captured on Saturday, February 14, by the Advanced Land Imager instrument onboard NASA's Earth Observing 1 satellite.
Thermal overlay of distal part of flow field
This map overlays a georegistered mosaic of thermal images collected during a helicopter overflight of the distal part of Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lav£a flow on February 10 at about 12:30 PM.
Small-scale map of Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone lava flow
This small-scale map shows Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lava£ flow in relation to lower Puna.
Large-scale map of Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone lava flow
This large-scale map shows the distal part of Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lava flow in relation to nearby Puna communities.
Satellite image of area around front of Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone lava flow
This large-scale map uses a satellite image acquired in March 2014 (provided by Digital Globe) as a base to show the area around the front of Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lava flow.
Small-scale map of Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone lava flow
This small-scale map shows Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lava fl£ow in relation to lower Puna.
Woods Hole's Aerial Imaging and Mapping pilots in Hawaii
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center's Aerial Imaging and Mapping rock stars preparing to fly Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) mission while a river of lava flows in the background
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 From Luana Street
View of the fissure 8 cone and fountain from the end of Luana Street in Leilani Estates. Photo taken at 12:20 p.m.
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 Cone Changes (GIF)
This animated gif shows the fissure 8
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Kīlauea Volcano — Halema`uma`u Panoramic
This panorama of Kīlauea's summit caldera was made about 10 a.m. HST from the Keanakāko‘i overlook on the south side of the caldera. Halema‘uma‘u is
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Kīlauea Volcano — Sunrise Over Lava Channel
Early morning view of the open lava channel during helicopter overflight of the lower East Rift Zone.
Kīlauea Volcano — Documenting Fissure 8 Activity
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geology field crews maintain watch over the eruptive activity in the lower East Rift Zone and at Kīlauea's summit. Here, a geologist documents the behavior of lava as it exits the Fissure 8 cone. Lava enters the upper channel traveling as fast as 30 km/hour (18 mi/hour).
Kīlauea Volcano — Ever-Growing Halema`uma`u Crater
A UAS (Unoccupied Aircraft Systems) mission on June 24, 2018, filmed details of the dramatic changes occurring within Halema‘uma‘u crater at Kīlauea's summit since explosive eruptionsof
Kīlauea Volcano — Animated GIF of Crater Subsidence
This animated GIF shows a timelapse sequence consisting of one image per day between June 13 and 24. The photos were taken from the southern caldera
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Kīlauea Volcano — Ocean Entry
Lava is entering the sea on the southern side of the entry area primarily through the open channel, but also along a 1 km (0.6 mi) wide area. The entry areas are marked by billowing laze plumes. The interaction of lava with the ocean creates "laze", a corrosive seawater
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Kīlauea Volcano — Lava Flows from Fissure 8
View to the southwest, looking "up" the lava channel. Lava flows from Fissure 8 (not pictured) through the open channel about 13 km (8 mi) to the ocean. Lava remains incandescent (glowing orange) along the entire length of the channel with sections of cooled lava (black) on the surface. The dark areas in the lower portion of the image are parts of the early lava flow from
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Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 Fountain
At fissure 8, fountains provide a vigorous supply of lava that exits the cinder cone and drops over a spillway to enter a well-established
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Kīlauea Volcano — Roadway Crack Observations
USGS field crews track activity in and around Leilani Estates in Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone. Observations are also collected on a daily basis from cracks in the area of Highway 130, shown here (no changes in temperature, crack width, or gas emissions have been noted recently).
Weak, scattered breakouts on the coastal plain
Coastal plain flows advance
July 26th marks the one-year anniversary of Kīlauea Volcano's episode 61g lava flow reaching the sea. And at this time, there's no indication that the Kamokuna ocean entry will soon end.
Clear evening views of Halema‘uma‘u's lava lake
Direct encounters with humans can increase the likelihood that nesting geese will lose their eggs to predators, according to a recent study released Monday, July 17.
The new "Geologic map of the northeast flank of Mauna Loa volcano, Island of Hawai‘i," the culmination of many years of work by Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) geologists, was recently published by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Front of coastal plain breakout stalled
Continued spattering in the summit lava lake
Forest birds on the island of Hawaii are responding positively to being restored in one of the largest, ongoing reforestation projects at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, according to a new study released July 10 in the journal Restoration Ecology.
June 26 breakout continues to advance across the coastal plain
Recent breakout is advancing on the coastal plain
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