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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 25, 2018

By Kīlauea June 25, 2018

Fissure 8 tephra cone changes shape through time
 

Fissure 8 tephra cone changes shape through time...
This animated gif shows the fissure 8 tephra (cinder and spatter) cone morphology changes between June 15 and 24, 2018. During this time a shoulder grew on the channel side of the cone as the vent shifted from being two distinct fountains to three, then to a single source of voluminous roiling. The cone height is about 47 m (154 ft) from the hardened lava surface on which it was built.

Eruption continues in Kīlauea's lower East Rift Zone
 

Looking down a lava channel at the sunrise
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Early morning view of the open lava channel during helicopter overflight of the lower East Rift Zone.
Looking down a long roadway toward and active fissure
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View of the fissure 8 cone and fountain from the end of Luana Street in Leilani Estates. Photo taken at 12:20 p.m.

Rockfalls and steaming continue at Halema‘uma‘u


 

A panoramic photo of Halema`uma`u Crater
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This panorama of Kīlauea's summit caldera was made about 10 a.m. HST from the Keanakāko‘i overlook on the south side of the caldera. Halema‘uma‘u is visible steaming to the left, and the ongoing ground cracking is visible in the center of the image.
Geologist looks at fissure 8 through a camera
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USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geology field crews maintain watch over the eruptive activity in the lower East Rift Zone and at Kīlauea's summit. Here, a geologist documents the behavior of lava as it exits the Fissure 8 cone. Lava enters the upper channel traveling as fast as 30 km/hour (18 mi/hour).

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