The eruption turned the sky red throughout the Hawaiian islands.
shared by NOAA Satellites Public Affairs shows the eruption in infrared, depicting in detail the heat created by the eruption.
#SATELLITE SPOTLIGHT: This infrared imagery from @NOAA #GOESWest🛰️ caught the #eruption of the #MaunaLoa #volcano on Hawaii's Big Island overnight. NOAA's NWS Office in Honolulu has issued an Ashfall Advisory for the island until 10 a.m. HST today. #HIwx pic.twitter.com/MR4VvJ4iO7The USGS shared images of the resulting lava flow, which"are moving downslope to the north" of the volcano, according to a USGS#MaunaLoa is erupting from vents on the Northeast Rift zone.
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