Maunaloa volcano update: updated lava flow and InSAR map
Thu, 1 Dec 2022, 04:50
04:50 AM | BY: MARTIN
Mauna Loa lava flow map published today (image: USGS)
Mauna Loa InSAR map from 29 Nov (image: JAXA -Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
Aerial view of the main lava flow front from Fissure 3 (image: USGS)
The lava is gradually approaching a relatively flat area and will presumably begin to slow down and spread out.
Dotted lines refer to Fissure 4 lava flow (image 1).
An interferogram (InSAR) image shows a deformation of Mauna Loa on 29 Nov at 00:22 AM local time.
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