March 17, 2022 — Overview of Halema‘uma‘u, Kīlauea

A photograph taken during a helicopter overflight on the morning of March 17, 2022, shows an overview of Halema‘uma‘u and a diffuse plume rising above Kīlauea caldera. A closer look on the western side of the caldera (the foreground of the image, just to the south of the 1982 fissure) shows HVO staff members dressed in orange flight suits performing mission critical work. USGS image by L. Gallant.