Kilauea volcano erupts from a remote area of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park
Kilauea volcano eruption near Makaopuhi Crater in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park continued Tuesday, Sept. 17 morning, but posed no threat to residents or infrastructure, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
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Steam rises from a new lava flow west of Napau Crater on the middle East Rift Zone of Kīlauea on Sept. 16.2/11
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Burned vegetation is surrounded by fresh lava during a Hawaiian Volcano Observatory overflight on the morning of Sept. 16.3/11
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A thermal map shows the eruption at Napau Crater.4/11
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Geologists observed fountaining eruptive fissures and active lava flows along the floor of Napau Crater, just northeast of the Sept. 15 eruptive fissure.5/11
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Lava flows bisect Napau Crater during the eruption of Kilauea's middle East Rift Zone on Sept. 17.6/11
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COURTESY USGS This photo captured during a Hawaiian Volcano Observatory helicopter overflight shows Kilauea's middle East Rift Zone eruption on the morning of Sept. 17.7/11
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A view of the Kilauea eruption in Napau Crater on Sept. 17.8/11
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A plume of volcanic gas is blown by wind southwest from the eruption in Napau Crater on the middle East Rift Zone of Kilauea.9/11
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A Hawaiian Volcano Observatory helicopter overflight shows Kilauea's ongoing eruption at the middle East Rift Zone on the morning of Sept. 17.10/11
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Several lava fountains are seen on the floor of Napau Crater on Sept. 17.11/11
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A USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist collects a sample from the middle East Rift Zone Kilauea eruption in Napau Crater in a closed area at the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The molten lava is placed into a metal bucket filled with water to cool then taken to the lab for analysis.
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