November 24, 2025 — View into the Halema‘uma‘u vents

An aerial view looking down into the south vent (center) of the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption within Halema‘uma‘u crater. A tiny spot of orange incandescent lava was visible deep in the south vent on the morning of November 24 during a USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitoring helicopter overflight. A thick plume of water vapor and volcanic gas is visible coming from the north vent (lower right). USGS Photo taken by L. DeSmither.