USGS Multimedia Gallery: (Video)--Collapse, Refilling, and Uplift of Pu`u `O`o Crater (June 10-July 25, 2007)

Title: Collapse, Refilling, and Uplift of Pu`u `O`o Crater (June 10-July 25, 2007)
Description:

On June 17-19, 2007, and intrusion into Kilauea's upper east rift zone led to the cessation of eruptive activity at Pu`u `O`o and the collapse of the Pu`u `O`o crater floor. This is chronicled on these two HVO Web pages: http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/archive/2007_06_19.html; http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/archive/2007_06_26.html. The quiet did not last long though, and lava began to erupt on the floor of the Pu`u `O`o crater in early July (http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/archive/2007_07_23.html). After several days of slow filling, the crater began to uplift as pressure increased below. Then, just after midnight on July 21, 2007, a new fissure eruption broke out on the eastern flank of the Pu`u `O`o cone (http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/pressreleases/pr07_21_07.html; http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/archive/2007_09_08.html) and Pu`u `O`o's crater floor collapsed again.

This video was made by stitching together webcam images into a panoramic view. The webcam was positioned on the north rim of the Pu`u `O`o crater, and only one panoramic view was selected per day spanning the events described above. The resulting video is played at 6 frames per second.

Location: HI, USA
Date Taken: 6/10/2007
Video Producer/Videographer: Tim Orr , U.S. Geological Survey
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Source:
For more information, visit the HVO Web site at http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov.
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