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Lava fountains and an ash plume from Kīlauea's Southwest Rift Zone fissure eruption of June 3

By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
A distant crack in a field of lava emits glowing orange fountains of molten rock and plumes of white and gray clouds
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In this photo taken at about 6 a.m. HST on June 3, both lava fountains (left) and emissions of volcanic ash (right) are visible erupting from the new fissures in Kīlauea's Southwest Rift Zone. The ash is dark gray, while the remainder of the whitish plumes are composed of steam and other volcanic gases. USGS photo by Tricia Nadeau (HVO)

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