July 13, 2022 — Kīlauea lava lake
![Color photograph of lava lake](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/media/images/multimediaFile-3601.jpg?itok=HOAQX5Mz)
Detailed Description
A telephoto image of the active lava lake within Halema‘uma‘u crater, at the summit of Kīlauea, taken on July 13. During the current deflationary tilt phase of a deflation-inflation event, the active lava lake level is about 9 m (30 ft) below the lake rim. The west vent cone (lower right) is about 24 m (79 ft) tall, with a few areas that were weakly incandescent. USGS photo taken by L. DeSmither from the west rim of Halema‘uma‘u.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.