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Daily updates about ongoing eruptions, recent images and videos of summit and East Rift Zone volcanic activity, maps, and data about recent earthquakes in Hawaii are posted on the HVO website. 

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and colleagues.

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Volcano Watch — NASA practices for Mars exploration on Kīlauea Volcano

Volcano Watch — NASA practices for Mars exploration on Kīlauea Volcano

A simulated Mars landing mission unfolded on Kīlauea Volcano for two weeks in September 2016.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 14, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 14, 2017

A Valentine's Day view of Kīlauea Volcano's summit lava lake

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 12, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 12, 2017

High-tech instruments track volcanic gases at Kīlauea Volcano

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Volcano Watch — High-flying NASA aircraft instruments simulate future satellite images over Hawaiian volcanoes

Volcano Watch — High-flying NASA aircraft instruments simulate future satellite images over Hawaiian volcanoes

From late January through February, 2017, NASA is conducting this high-altitude airborne remote sensing data collection campaign over the State of...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 8, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 8, 2017

"Firehose flow" visible from public lava viewing area

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 2, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 2, 2017

Sea cliff at Kamokuna ocean entry collapses

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Volcano Watch — Kīlauea is home to America's first volcano observatory

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea is home to America's first volcano observatory

A brief history of America's first volcano observatory—the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO).

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 1, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 1, 2017

Crack above Kīlauea's ocean entry has widened, increasing instability of sea cliff

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 30, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 30, 2017

Ground crack at Kīlauea ocean entry is cause for concern

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 29, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 29, 2017

Evening views of the ocean entry

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 28, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 28, 2017

Open lava stream continues at ocean entry

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Volcano Watch — Exploring USGS volcano observatories—Part 4: Yellowstone

Volcano Watch — Exploring USGS volcano observatories—Part 4: Yellowstone

Hawai‘i Island's 2017 Volcano Awareness Month is almost over, and our Volcano Watch series about U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) volcano observatories...

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