Kilauea erupted enough lava to fill 45,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
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Fresh lava flows cover the slopes of Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano.
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Fresh lava flows radiate from Kilauea’s Pu’su ’O’o, crater, as the Volcano’s longstanding eruption continues.
This false-color image shows the infrared signal emitted by fresh lava flowing toward the sea.
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The volcano continues to earn its reputation as Earth’s most active.
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Overlapping lava flows on Kilauea Volcano illustrate the formation of the Hawaiian Islands.
Two active lave flows: the Kahaulae’a 2 flow and the Peace Day flow, extend north and south from Kilauea’s Pu’u O’o.
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Infared satellite imagery shows how lava tubes carry molten basalt from Pu'u 'O'o to the coastal plain.
Lava from Kilauea Volcano chipped away at the doomed Royal Gardens subdivision for decades. Now more than 75 homes are gone.
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New fissures emerged near Leilani Estates.
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Relatively clear skies allow a view of plumes from Kilauea on May 24, 2009.
Molten rock meets the sea in the latest episode in a long-lived eruption.
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Satellite view of fresh lava flows from recent activity at Kilaue’s Pu’u O’o Crater.