Hawaiian volcanic eruption glows in gorgeous satellite photos
By Elizabeth Howell 2 days ago
There's an eerie beauty to lava at night.
Maxar Technologies' WorldView-2 satellite captured this photo of lava inside the Hawaiian volcano Kīlauea on Oct. 1, 2021. (Image credit: Maxar Technologies)
Incredible images from space show a Hawaiian volcanic eruption glowing in the dark.
Maxar Technologies' WorldView-3 and WorldView-2 satellites captured gorgeous night-time imagery of lava spewing from Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, respectively. The photos, two of which the company shared on Twitter Oct. 1, show an eerie glow emanating from the volcano.
"Lava continues to erupt from two vents; one along the floor and one in the western wall of Halema'uma'u crater," the United States Geological Survey (USGS) stated in a daily update of the eruption on Wednesday (Oct. 6). "All lava activity is confined within Halema'uma'u crater in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Seismicity and volcanic gas emission rates remain elevated."
Kīlauea has been erupting since Sept. 29. The USGS continues to monitor the volcano for "high levels of volcanic gas," such as water vapor, carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide. As these gases hit the atmosphere, they can create a visible haze known as vog (volcanic smog), a potential human health hazard as well as a threat to livestock and crops.
In addition, skin- and eye-irritating volcanic glass fragments may be carried downwind a few hundred feet or even farther, depending on the prevailing winds, according to the USGS. The caldera rim itself has been closed to the public since early 2008, the agency added.
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