Acquired June 29, 2009, this true-color image shows a small plume from a crater at Kilauea. A similar plume rises along the coastline where hot lava meets cold ocean water.
Published Jul 14, 2009
Acquired August 19, 2009, this true-color image shows a ghostly gray-blue plume blowing from the Halema'uma'u Overlook vent on the Kilauea Volcano. While the land surface around the vent is devoid of vegetation, plants apparently thrive to the east.
Published Aug 21, 2009
Relatively clear skies allow a view of plumes from Kilauea on May 24, 2009.
Published May 27, 2009
his image shows the results of previous eruptive activity at Kilauea’s main crater and the Mauna Ulu crater on the volcano’s flank. A close look at the bare rock around the volcanoes reveals rivulets of rock, slightly darker than their surroundings, flowing from both craters toward the coast. In between areas of bare lava, vegetation has managed to thrive.
Published Jul 29, 2007
For several months, residents of the Hawaiian town of Pahoa have been watching the June 27 lava flow warily.
Published Mar 8, 2015
New fissures emerged near Leilani Estates.
Published May 17, 2018Image of the Day Land Volcanoes Human Presence Remote Sensing
January 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, situated on the rim of Kilauea Caldera.
Published Jan 31, 2012
Lava from Kilauea Volcano chipped away at the doomed Royal Gardens subdivision for decades. Now more than 75 homes are gone.
Published Jan 26, 2013
The June 27th lava flow continues to move through the Puna Forest Reserve in Hawaii.
Published Sep 12, 2014
Sulfur dioxide plume from Halema’uma’u Crater, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii.
Published Jan 19, 2011
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