Episode 13 fountaining at Kīlauea summit

Episode 13 fountaining began early on March 11 and continued through an HVO helicopter overflight of the Kīlauea summit region around 10:00 a.m. Visibility was slightly hampered by passing showers. The north vent fountain was producing a fast-moving channelized flow that was running along the northern perimeter of the crater (bottom right portion of photo), while the south vent fountain was feeding lava into a wide perched pond (left edge of photo). USGS photo taken by M. Patrick.