Photo and Video Chronology

Narrow finger reached the ocean and lava exiting the tube poured onto growing delta

More active breakouts along Highway 137 and thick smoke from burning vegetation

Lava flow reached the north facing scarp and composite image showing the active flow front

Flows continue to be active south of the Kalapana access road

FLows continue to be active along Highway 137

Flows reached Kalapana access road

Thermal images showing the active flows coming down the pali and at Halema`uma`u

Aerial photo looking directly into a skylight

Views of Mauna Loa's Southwest and Northeast Rift Zones.
 

Aerial views of Mauna Loa and neighboring volcanoes.
 

Halema‘uma‘u plume captures the sun.

Halema‘uma‘u plume with the moon.

Comparative views of the 1949 cinder-and-spatter and 1940 vent cones.

Photos of the summit caldera of Mauna Loa.

Halema‘uma‘u plume captures the rainbow.

Plume turns from bright white to reddish-brown.

TEB rootless shield flank failure.

TEB effusion and partial rootless shield flank failure.

Episodic spattering in the Episode 58 lava channel.

Dome fountain over Fissure D vent of the Episode 58 eruption.