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3-D Volcano3-D Volcano at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park by USGS

Posted by Big Island Video News on Sunday, April 9, 2017

Video by David Corrigan

VIDEO: 3-D Model Of Volcano Lava Lake
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by Big Island Video News
on Apr 10, 2017 at 4:01 pm

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HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK (BIVN) - This video, produced using video provided by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, was produced and shared on Facebook on April 9, 2017.

image from video by USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK – A different look at the lava lake at Kīlauea’s summit was recently revealed by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

A 3-D model that was constructed from a series of thermal images acquired during an overflight on Thursday, March 16 was recently posted to the USGS HVO website.

“For scale, the lava lake is about 250 meters (820 ft) across,” scientists wrote in the caption to go with the video clip. “The lake is within the Overlook crater, which is within Halemaʻumaʻu Crater.”

Scientists say the model shows that a portion of the Overlook crater wall, along the southern wall of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater, is overhanging. “If this portion of the crater wall collapses it could trigger a small explosive event, similar to those which occurred in November and December of 2016,” scientists say.


Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea, lava lake, USGS

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