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September 19, 2024 — Thermal map of eruption on Kīlauea East Rift Zone

September 20, 2024
Color map of ground temperature in area with ongoing eruption
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A helicopter overflight on September 19, 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 fissure vent active west of Nāpau Crater generating lava flows northeast into the crater. 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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