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Degassing fissures from the ongoing middle East Rift Zone eruption at Kīlauea Volcano, September 17, 2024

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This photograph of Kīlauea's ongoing middle East Rift Zone eruption was captured during a Hawaiian Volcano Observatory helicopter overflight during the morning of September 17, 2024. Fissures from the previous day's eruption continued to emit steam and gases while new fissures erupted fresh lava in Nāpau Crater. USGS photo by A. Ellis.

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