February 4, 2025 — Telephoto view of Kīlauea summit eruption lava fountains

This telephoto view of the active eruptive vents within Halema‘uma‘u crater was captured during the eighth episode of the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption. Like most of the other recent episodes, this one has had two eruptive vents, known informally as the north vent (right) and south vent (left). Both are actively fountaining and effusing lava flows onto the crater floor. USGS photo by M. Zoeller.