June 16, 2025 — View of Kīlauea summit tephra deposit after episode 25

A view of the thick deposit of tephra from the high fountaining of episode 25—along with accumulation from previous episodes—of the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption, which blankets the crater rim southwestern rim of Halema‘uma‘u. This photo was taken from the south looking north on June 16, while USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists were conducting a survey of the deposit along the (mostly buried) old Crater Rim Drive within the closed area of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. USGS photo by N. Deligne.