March 2, 2022 — Kīlauea west vent area

This aerial photo, taken south of Halema‘uma‘u crater, shows the active part of the eruption at Kīlauea summit during a routine Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitoring overflight on March 2, 2022. Though the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u crater is paved by lava erupted since this eruption began on September 29, 2021, recent activity has usually remained within the west portion of the the crater, in the vicinity of the west vent. USGS image by K. Mulliken.