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September 2, 2025 — Kīlauea summit aerial overview during episode 32

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Aerial view of the episode 32 lava fountain within Halema‘uma‘u during a USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitoring helicopter overflight at approximately 1:00 pm on September 2, 2025. Three vents were erupting from the western side of Halemaʻumaʻu, and feeding lava flows into the western side of the crater. The silvery lava on the right side (north) of the photo is a new lava flow being emplaced from the north vent. The darker black lava flows were emplaced during episode 31. USGS photo by D. Downs.

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