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Kilauea From Orbit

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In early May 2018, an eruption on Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano began to unfold. Here’s what satellites saw in the first few weeks of the eruption.

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Sulfur Spews from Kilauea
Probing Kilauea’s Plume
Kilauea Continues to Erupt
The Infrared Glow of Kilauea’s Lava Flows
Lava Consumes Vacationland and Kapoho Bay

NASA Earth Observatory story by Kathryn Hansen

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Last Updated
Nov 25, 2025

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