October 28, 2022 — Kīlauea Summit Aerial Observations

A west-facing aerial view of Halema‘uma‘u crater at the summit of Kīlauea. The right side of the image is framed by the scarp, above the black lava within Halema‘uma‘u, that formed during the 2018 summit collapse. In the center foreground, is the down-dropped block within Kaluapele (the summit caldera), that also formed in 2018. Halema‘uma‘u crater floor has been covered with nearly 300 acres of lava since the ongoing eruption began on September 29, 2021. USGS image by K. Mulliken.