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Geologists Land inside Halema‘uma‘u Crater to Collect Lava Samples

On 22 October 2026, geologists from the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory flew by helicopter to Kīlauea. This center studies volcanoes. The team landed on the floor of the Halema‘uma‘u crater at the summit. They touched down about 1,000 feet, or 300 meters, from the eruptive vent complex. A vent is an opening in the ground where melted rock and hot…

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