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Image of the 2018 Eruption of the Kilauea Volcano taken from a UAS at night

By Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center 2018 (approx.)
Image of the 2018 Eruption of the Kilauea Volcano taken from a UAS at night
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Image of the 2018 Eruption of the Kilauea Volcano taken from a UAS at night

On May 17 NUSO researchers were deployed to the site of the Kilauea Volcanic eruptions to provide UAS data acquisition and processing support. Near 24/7 monitoring of the volcanic activity was provided through September utilizing UAS mounted natural color, thermal and gas sensors. This near real-time monitoring of the volcano and crater that lasted for several months provided a never-before-seen level of scientific measurements and modeling that should help better predict future activity.

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