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September 18, 2024 — Thermal map of eruption on Kīlauea East Rift Zone

September 19, 2024
Color map showing the temperature of the ground surface in an area erupting lava
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A helicopter overflight on September 18, 2024, allowed for aerial visual and thermal imagery to be collected at the middle East Rift Zone eruption site on Kīlauea. The eruptive activity continues with a single low fountain active within Nāpau Crater and much of the flow field on the crater floor stagnant. The scale of the thermal map ranges from blue to red, with blue colors indicative of cooler temperatures and red colors indicative of warmer temperatures.
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