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Early 2006 eventful time at Kīlauea's summit

Detailed Description

This graph shows the change in distance between two Global Positioning System (GPS) stations located on opposite sides of Kīlauea's caldera. A rapid increase in distance can be interpreted as inflation of the summit magma reservoir.

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Public Domain.