A Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist uses a laser range-finder to measure the depth of the lava lake at Kilauea’s summit.
The lake overflowed onto the floor of Halema’uma’u, adding another layer of shiny black lava to the crater. COURTESY PHOTO/HVO Flowing over
LAVA LAKE SPILLS ONTO HALEMA‘UMA‘U CRATER FLOOR
HILO — Kilauea’s
summit lava lake covered
nearly 40 acres of
Halema‘uma‘u after rising
over the top of Overlook
crater.
The lake has been relatively
high for the past
week or more and first
spilled over Saturday
night.
Janet Babb, Hawaiian
Volcano Observatory
spokeswoman, said there
were four separate events,
or “pulses,”
that
spread a
fresh layer
of shiny
black lava
over the
floor of
madame
Pele’s
home through Monday
morning.
The Halema‘uma‘u
crater is about 133 acres
in size. Overlook crater,
where the lake resides,
sits inside Halema‘uma‘u.
Babb said the largest
overflow covered about
the same area as overflows
in April and May 2015.
By Monday afternoon,
the lake began to recede
after the summit entered
a deflationary period.
It remains to be seen
how long that trend will
continue or if the lake
will remain visible for
the public from Jaggar
Museum.
For the moment,
the summit remains
the focal point for lava
viewing.
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The “61g” lava flow
remains active within
the upper flow field of
Pu‘u ‘O‘o. But that area is
closed to the public and
difficult to access.
Carolyn Parcheta,
Kilauea operations geologist
at HVO, said a new
vent is still expected to
open at Pu‘u ‘O‘o as it
continues to uplift due
to a buildup of magma
underneath. The cone
has been erupting almost
continuously on Kilauea’s
East Rift
Zone since
1983.
For
daily
updates
on the volcano,
visit
https://
volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/
kilauea/status.html.
Email Tom Callis at tcallis@
hawaiitribune-herald.com.
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Kilauea’s summit lava lake remains high Monday morning. WEBCAM IMAGE
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