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February 4, 2025 — Episode 8 eruptive vents and flows from floor of Halema‘uma‘u

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A closer look at the northern vent at the summit of Kīlauea during the morning of February 4, 2025. Lava fountaining was through a pond contained within the cone, and lava from the pond drained eastward through a notch in the cone wall, then into a narrow spillway channel. USGS photo by M. Patrick.

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