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Thermal and eruption maps for Kīlauea.

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New eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu crater at Kīlauea summit - September 29 New eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu crater at Kīlauea summit - September 29

At approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) detected glow in Kīlauea summit webcam images indicating that an eruption has commenced within Halemaʻumaʻu crater in Kīlauea’s summit caldera, within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.

May 28, 2021—Kīlauea summit contour map May 28, 2021—Kīlauea summit contour map

May 28, 2021—Kīlauea summit contour map showing lava lake level and topographic profiles across the caldera

May 13, 2021—Rise of the Halema‘uma‘u lava lake May 13, 2021—Rise of the Halema‘uma‘u lava lake

Digital elevation models (DEMs) created from photos taken during helicopter overflights of Kīlauea summit.

May 13, 2021—Halema‘uma‘u eruption Digital Elevation Model May 13, 2021—Halema‘uma‘u eruption Digital Elevation Model

HVO uses regular Kīlauea summit helicopter overflights of Halema‘uma‘u crater to create digital elevation models (DEMs) of the crater.

May 13, 2021—Kīlauea summit eruption thermal map compilation May 13, 2021—Kīlauea summit eruption thermal map compilation

A compilation of nine thermal maps created for the ongoing eruption in Halema‘uma‘u, at the summit of Kīlauea, showing the evolution of the lava lake.

May 7, 2021—Kīlauea summit eruption contour map May 7, 2021—Kīlauea summit eruption contour map

May 7, 2021—Kīlauea summit eruption contour map showing lava lake level and elevations of features within the caldera

April 29, 2021—Increasing size of the Halema‘uma‘u lava lake April 29, 2021—Increasing size of the Halema‘uma‘u lava lake

Digital elevation models (DEMs) created from photos taken during helicopter overflights of Kīlauea summit.

April 29, 2021—Rise of the Halema‘uma‘u lava lake April 29, 2021—Rise of the Halema‘uma‘u lava lake

Digital elevation models (DEMs) created from photos taken during helicopter overflights of Kīlauea summit.
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