July 13, 2022 — Kīlauea lava lake

A telephoto image of the active lava lake within Halema‘uma‘u crater, at the summit of Kīlauea, taken on July 13. During the current deflationary tilt phase of a deflation-inflation event, the active lava lake level is about 9 m (30 ft) below the lake rim. The west vent cone (lower right) is about 24 m (79 ft) tall, with a few areas that were weakly incandescent. USGS photo taken by L. DeSmither from the west rim of Halema‘uma‘u.