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Kīlauea Volcano — Spatter Cone Building
Lava fountains from Fissure 8 reach heights of 200 ft overnight. The cinder and spatter cone that is building around
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Kīlauea Volcano — Halema`uma`u Crater Enlargement
This animated GIF shows a sequence of radar amplitude images that were acquired by the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana CosmoSkyMed satellite system. The images illustrate changes to the
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Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 Flow: From Vent to Sea
A helicopter overflight video of the lower East Rift Zone on June 14, 2018, around 6:00 AM, shows lava
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 Cone Building
The Fissure 8 viewed from the north at 7:50 AM. The cone is roughly 50 m (165 ft) high at is peak, and a plume of sulfur dioxide and other volcanic gases rises as an orange tinge from the erupting lava fountains (hidden within the cone). Lava is still flowing out of the ventunabated as a full channel. To the left of the cone, a standing wave of lava can be seen in the
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Kīlauea Volcano — Laze Plumes
Several laze plumes rise along the ocean entry margin as break outs feed many small and large flows. The largest Pāhoehoe breakout area is on the northern margin of the flow.
Kīlauea Volcano — Pāhoehoe Breakouts
A close up view of the pāhoehoe breakouts along the northern ocean entry.
USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - June 14, 2018
USGS Hawaiian Volcan Observatory, Status of Kīlauea Volcano, June 14, 2018, Jessica Ball, USGS Volcanologist.
Halema`uma`u Crater - June 13, 2018
Halema`uma`u Crater - June 13, 2018
USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - June 13, 2018
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Status of Kīlauea Volcano
June 13, 2018, Jessica Ball, USGS Volcanologist
Kīlauea LERZ lava flows and fissures, June 13, 10:00 a.m.
Map as of 10:00 a.m. HST, June 13, 2018. Given the dynamic nature of Kīlauea's lower East Rift Zone eruption, with changing vent locations, fissures starting and stopping, and varying rates of lava effusion, map details shown here are accurate as of the date/time noted. Shaded purple areas indicate lava flows erupted in 1840, 1955, 1960, and 2014-2015.
Kīlauea Volcano — Ocean Entry
View of the ocean entry and the resulting laze plume where
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On December 31, 2016, almost the entire 23 acre lava delta and 4 acres of the older sea cliff slid into the ocean piece by piece over the course of the afternoon and into the evening.
This is the story of how a new concept—slowly pulsing magma supply to Kīlauea—emerged from observations of the Overlook lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u.
Sluggish breakout on Kīlauea Volcano's coastal plain remains active
In early December 2016, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and NASA visited Kīlauea Volcano to experiment with a portable, ground-based camera system for use as an optical imaging pyrometer.
61g coastal lava flow remains active
A simulated Mars landing mission unfolded on Kīlauea Volcano for two weeks in September 2016.
A Valentine's Day view of Kīlauea Volcano's summit lava lake
From late January through February, 2017, NASA is conducting this high-altitude airborne remote sensing data collection campaign over the State of Hawaii. Several NASA-funded, multi-year projects will use these data to study coral reefs and volcanic processes.
"Firehose flow" visible from public lava viewing area
A brief history of America's first volcano observatory—the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO).
Crack above Kīlauea's ocean entry has widened, increasing instability of sea cliff
Ground crack at Kīlauea ocean entry is cause for concern
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