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April 8, 2025 — Overflowing lava pond in north vent

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While the south vent within Halemaʻumaʻu crater at the summit of Kīlauea has been actively fountaining on April 8, the north vent has hosted a lava pond with weak spatter. At times, this pond has overflowed to feed short lava flows down the flanks of the vent structure. USGS photo by M. Zoeller. 

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