Kilauea from space — before and after, day by day
This year’s eruption sequence at Halemaʻumaʻu crater — fresh black lava fields contrast sharply with the older ones. The images are 10 m Sentinel-2 data, at 19 m per pixel — 7 clear days 2026. June 15. – 2026. August 19..
Heat signal, 24 h86within 5 km of the crater
Heat signal, 7 days324satellite detections
Images7clear days
Last heat signalSep 9. 14:09around the crater
Resolution19 mper pixel
Elevation1247metres
Before and after
2026. Jun 15.
2026. Jul 5.
Day by day
2026. Jun 15.
2026. Jun 15.
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What does this image series show? Dark, fresh lava flows and ash-covered areas stand out clearly against the older surface; the white puffs are clouds or steam-and-ash plumes. The heat-signal numbers come from our own satellite measurement, and on the
volcano map they refresh every half hour. The series grows daily whenever a clear image is captured.