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Steam and gas plume from the eruption

By Kīlauea
color photograph of volcanic plume
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Detailed Description

A steam and gas plume from the eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu crater at Kīlauea summit. Lava contained within the crater illuminates the steam produced by the lava interacting with, and boiling off, the summit water lake that resided in the base of Halemaʻumaʻu crater. USGS photo. 

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Public Domain.