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January 3, 2025 — Kīlauea summit eruption

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A view of the large pyroclastic cone that continued lava fountaining at Kīlauea summit has produced against the western wall of the caldera. Lava pours out of the vents into a large, ponded area in the southwest portion of Halema‘uma‘u crater. USGS photo by M. Patrick. 

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