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January 21, 2022 — Kīlauea summit eruption observations

Detailed Description

View of the west vent cone and adjacent pond of lava flowing into the larger active lava lake within Halema‘uma‘u crater, at the summit of Kīlauea. A small amount of spatter can be seeing erupting from the vent. USGS photo taken on the south rim by J.M. Chang.

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