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March 2, 2022 — Kīlauea summit eruption resumes

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This telephoto view, taken during a eruption monitoring overflight of Kīlauea summit on March 2, 2022, shows the west vent area within Halema‘uma‘u crater. Lava erupts from multiple locations near where the west vent cone, which has broken down over the past several weeks, was located. In the right side of this image, lava pours from the pond north of the west vent area into the active lava lake. USGS image by K. Mulliken.

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