June 16, 2025 — View of tephra deposit across Kīlauea's upper Southwest Rift Zone
Detailed Description
The photo provides a view from near the top of the tephra deposit that accumulated during recent episodes of the ongoing eruption at Kīlauea volcano, looking west towards Kīlauea's upper Southwest Rift Zone. The brown material covering and filling in topographic lows on the landscape erupted since the eruption started on December 23, 2024. The Kamakaiʻa Hills of Kīlauea's middle Southwest Rift Zone are visible on the skyline on the left side. USGS photo by M. Deligne.
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