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Fissure 8 fountaining continues

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This video compilation shows fissure 8, in Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone, on May 30, 2018. Fountain heights exceed 200 feet and secondary fountains reach heights of 60 feet. The second video looks down Kupono Street, just south of Leilani Street, where chilled rock from the fissure 8 fountain falls like rain.