June 16, 2023 — Telephoto view of Kīlauea summit eruptive vent

Telephoto view—looking west—of the eruptive vent on the southwest wall of Halemaʻumaʻu crater at the summit of Kīlauea. This was captured during a Hawaiian Volcano Observatory helicopter overflight the morning of June 16, 2023. Lava can be seen erupting from the top and the bottom of the spatter cone that has built up over the original vent in the crater wall, then flowing into the active lava lake confined to the southwest portion of Halemaʻumaʻu. USGS photo by N. Deligne.