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Kīlauea summit eruption within Halema‘uma‘u—January 7, 2022

By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
A telephoto color image of an active lava lake surface with lava spattering through the crust
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A telephoto view of the lava lake, within Halema‘uma‘u crater, at Kīlauea summit taken yesterday, January 6. On the active western lava lake surface, there were over a dozen spattering sources observed around the lake. This behavior tends to pull surface crust towards the spattering source as it disrupts, consumes, and submerges the adjacent crust. USGS photo by C. Parcheta.

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