December 27, 2024 — Low-level view of eruptive vents in western wall of Halema‘uma‘u, Kīlauea
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During a helicopter overflight on the morning of Friday, December 27, 2024, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists were provided a low-level view of the eruptive vents in the western wall of Halema‘uma‘u crater at the summit of Kīlauea volcano. Two eruptive vents were feeding short, silvery pāhoehoe lava flows onto the crater floor, as seen in the lower right quadrant of this image. USGS photo by M. Zoeller.
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