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Helicopter carrying HVO scientists flies over Kīlauea's Southwest Rift Zone eruption, June 3, 2024

By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
A tiny helicopter hovers over a fissure eruption that is emitting glowing molten lava and large clouds of volcanic gases
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Around 6 a.m. HST on June 3, 2024, a helicopter overflight by USGS HVO scientists was observed by a field crew taking gas measurements of the new fissure eruption in Kīlauea's Southwest Rift Zone.  USGS photo by Tricia Nadeau (HVO)

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