Fissure 8: 2018 Kilauea Eruption Drone Archive Released - 3/5 (Feb. 27, 2021)

Fissure 8: 2018 Kilauea Eruption Drone Archive Released - 3/5 (Feb. 27, 2021)

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February 27, 2021
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HAWAIʻI ISLAND - This Unoccupied Aircraft Systems footage is part of an expansive release by the USGS, which includes over a thousand video files that were recorded during the 4-month eruption of Kilauea on the lower East Rift Zone in the summer of 2018.

In this video, Kahu Piʻilani Kaʻawaloa shares the moʻolelo surrounding her choice for a new name, Ahuʻailāʻau, with the Hawaiʻi Board on Geographic Names.

A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story. Video and photos are from the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

Follow this USGS url for the UAS data release: https://www.usgs.gov/center-news/new-usgs-data-release-unoccupied-aircraft-systems-uas-video-2018-lower-east-rift-zone


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