Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 11, 2017

Continued spattering in the summit lava lake...

Spattering is common in the summit lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u Crater. This afternoon, spattering was active at a site along the east lake margin. Spatter deposits have built a small ledge extending out from the crater walls (lower right of photo), onto which fluid spatter often falls. For scale, the lake surface is 28 meters (92 feet) below the floor of Halema‘uma‘u Crater (visible at the top of the photo).

A wider view of the lava lake in the Overlook crater, taken from the rim of Halema‘uma‘u Crater (closed to the public due to volcanic hazards).

A view of the outgassing plume produced by the summit lava lake. The photo was taken from Uēkahuna Bluff, near HVO and the National Park Service Jaggar Museum.