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Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone

Detailed Description

Fissure 8 continues to erupt, feeding lava to a perched channel that extends to the coast. The white laze plume at the distant ocean entry is visible just to the left of the gases rising from the fissure 8 cone (lower right).

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.