USGS Geologists Complete July 14 Kīlauea Summit Overflight
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Updated · USGS (.gov) · Jul 14
USGS Geologists Complete July 14 Kīlauea Summit Overflight
3 articles · Updated · USGS (.gov) · Jul 14
Summary
July 14 monitoring work centered on a brief helicopter overflight of Halema‘uma‘u crater at Kīlauea’s summit, completed by USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists.
The flight was part of summit monitoring, giving observatory staff a direct aerial look at conditions inside the crater.
USGS identified the mission specifically as a Kīlauea summit overflight, underscoring continued surveillance of activity at Hawaii’s most active volcano.