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Photos of the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater and the erupting spatter cone; the Ki ocean entry; the active lava lake at Halema‘uma‘u; and videos showing spattering of the lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u.
Spectacular views of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater and the erupting spatter cone
Aerial view of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater, looking north-northeast. New flows, erupting from a spatter cone just above the center of the photo and a spatter cone to the left of center, have been slowly filling the crater over the past few months.
Viewing looking northeast across Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater. The spatter cone erupting lava flows on to the crater floor over the past few weeks, visible just above the center of the photo, tops the low mound of lava that it has constructed.
Aerial view looking south toward a lava flow advancing through forest along the Roger James fishing access road. The recently active Puhi O Kalaikini delta is to the left. The current ocean entry at Ki is at upper right.
Aerial view of the Ki ocean entry and the active lava lake at Halema‘uma‘u
View of the active lava lake at Halema‘uma‘u. The lava upwells at the upper right corner of the lake (north) and sinks back down at lower left (south) where weak spattering is occurring.
Video showing spattering of the lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u
