Kīlauea summit eruption—January 28, 2022

A telephoto view of the west vent and lava pond within Halema‘uma‘u crater, at Kīlauea summit. On January 28, HVO field crews only observed active lava within the small lava pond to the north (upper left) of the west vent (lower right). A diffuse volcanic gas plume was being emitted from the west vent. USGS photo taken by L. DeSmither from the western rim of the crater.