Fissures bisecting Nāpau Crater during the eruption of Kīlauea's middle East Rift Zone, 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. Geologists observed fountaining eruptive fissures and active lava flows bisecting the floor of Nāpau Crater, just downrift (northeast) of the September 15 eruptive fissure. This west-facing view shows the current activity from the east side of the crater. USGS photo by A. Ellis.
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