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March 2, 2022 — Keanakāko‘i crater

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Aerial view showing Keanakāko‘i crater, located on the south side of Kīlauea summit caldera. Crater Rim Drive, which remains closed to vehicles, is visible cross-cutting the image. Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park has opened an eruption viewing area to the north of Keanakāko‘i crater, which is is visible in approximately the bottom center portion of the image. To learn more about viewing the eruption within Halema‘uma‘u crater, visit the Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park eruption viewing webpage: https://www.nps.gov/havo/learn/nature/september-2021-eruption.htm. USGS image by K. Mulliken.

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