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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 4, 2018

By Kīlauea September 4, 2018

Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone

 

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Hovering at about 180 m (600 ft), the Unmanned Aircraft Systems captured this view into the fissure 8 cinder cone. Lava has filled the small footprint-shaped crater inside the cone. Sluggish Pāhoehoe flows have crept across the floor but are not flowing into the spillway. Other vents were steaming due to the morning rains.

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