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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – May 11, 2022

By Kīlauea May 11, 2022

An eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Lava activity is confined within Halema‘uma‘u crater, in the closed area of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.

HVO scientists collect detailed data to assess hazards and understand how the eruption is evolving at Kīlauea's summit, all of which are shared with the National Park Service and emergency managers. Access to this hazardous area is by permission from, and in coordination with, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.

May 10, 2022 — Kīlauea Summit Overflight

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An overflight at approximately 10 a.m. on May 10, 2022, provided aerial views of the eruption within Halema‘uma‘u crater. Lava continues to erupt from the west vent area, supplying an active lava pond in the western portion of Halema‘uma‘u within Kīlauea summit caldera. This video, shown at 2x speed, contains footage from three flights along the east margin of Halema‘uma‘u crater floor at different elevations.
Color photograph of lava lake
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A view of the lava lake within Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kīlauea, taken during a helicopter overflight the morning of May 10, 2022. The image is taken from the east side of the crater looking to the west. The west vent cone complex can be seen in the far western side of the lake. Abundant fumes can be seen rising above the active lava lake to the southeast (left) of the western vent. Fumes can also be seen emanating from two small spatter cones in the foreground. USGS photo by J.M. Chang.
Color map of buildings at summit of volcano
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A view of the former Jaggar Museum and Hawaiian Volcano Observatory buildings, located on the northwest rim of Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kīlauea within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. The buildings were closed in 2018 due to damage to the buildings during the Kīlauea summit collapse events of that year. Currently, the Uēkahuna overlook at this locality is open to visitors, as is the Kīlauea overlook, the parking lot of which is shown in the upper right of the photo. USGS photo taken during a helicopter overflight on May 10, 2022, by J.M. Chang.
Color photograph of lava lake
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A view of the lava lake within Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kīlauea taken from the south, looking north. An orange glow can be seen in the active part of the lava lake. The dark gray area at the bottom of the photo is a lava flow from September 1982. The dark tan exposure to the north of the 1982 flow is the Keanakāko‘i Ash (ca. 1500–1820 CE). Part of the old Crater Rim Drive can be seen on the northern part of the Keanakāko‘i exposure. Man-made lines and mounds can also be seen on the Keanakāko‘i Ash; these were made by bulldozers prior to WWII to prevent hostile planes from landing. USGS photo taken during a helicopter overflight on May 10, 2022, by J.M. Chang.

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