Kīlauea's summit eruption on December 8, 2021

The eruption in Halema'uma'u crater, at the summit of Kīlauea, continues. This photograph, taken on the evening of December 8 from the Keanakākoʻi overlook within Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, shows the eruption plume backlit by the moon.  The most recent measurement of sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emission rates on December 9, 2021, was approximately 3,500 tonnes per day. USGS image by C. Gansecki.