April 9, 2025 — Kīlauea eruption episode 17

Detailed Description
Helicopter overflight and a field visit by USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists to the crater rim to observe the lava fountaining in episode 17 of the ongoing summit eruption of Kīlauea. The lava fountaining was producing a towering outgassing plume above the summit, and was supplying lava into a swiftly flowing channel carried lava east across the Halema‘uma‘u crater floor. USGS photo by M. Patrick.
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