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Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone

Detailed Description

During this morning's overflight, HVO geologists used a telephoto lens to capture this image of the fissure 8 cone. Activity within the vent was low, with small bubble bursts in the eastern part of the vent and low lava fountains on the western side. The fountains occasionally threw spatter onto the west rim of the cone (right).

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.