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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 4, 2011

February 4, 2011

A look into Halema‘uma‘u, a new spattering vent at TEB shield, and the active vent on the floor of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō slowly filling the east side.

A look into Halema‘uma‘u and a new spattering vent at TEB shield

Looking down into the vent cavity of the Halema‘uma‘u Overlook vent. The black ring on the walls surrounding the lava pond is a high lava mark, outlining the height the lava rose during a recent rise/fall cycle.
A new spattering vent formed on the south side of the TEB shield, just before daybreak on February 4.
Spatter being ejected from the newly formed vent.
A fortuitous shot of a lava blob being thrown from the vent.

Active vent on the floor of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō slowly filling the east side

Earlier this week, lava began erupting from a vent on the floor of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater. The mound on the right side of the photo is the vent producing lava flows, slowly filling the east side of the crater.
A close-up of the active vent on the floor of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater.

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