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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 15, 2015

By Kīlauea May 15, 2015

Kīlauea summit vent lava lake continues to drop

Kīlauea summit vent lava lake continues to drop...
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Kīlauea Volcano's summit lava lake continued to drop today (May 15, 2015). Measurements of the lake surface late this afternoon showed that it was 62 m (203 ft) below the top of the newly-created vent rim, a ridge (or levee) of solidified lava about 8 m (26 ft) thick that accumulated on top of the Halema‘uma‘u Crater floor from multiple overflows of the vent during the past two weeks.

 

HVO webcams captured a short-lived dusty-brown plume generated by a...
HVO webcams captured a short-lived dusty-brown plume generated by a small rock fall from the summit vent wall at 3:24 p.m., HST, this afternoon (May 15, 2015).

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