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December 21, 2020—Kīlauea summit eruption reference map

December 22, 2020

 

Map of volcano summit activity
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
The recent eruption at Kīlauea Volcano's summit, within Halema‘uma‘u crater, has generated a lava lake that is being fed by two fissures. Halema‘uma‘u crater has previously been occupied by a water lake (July 2019 to December 2020) and a lava lake (2008 to 2018). The current lava lake is larger than both previous lakes; though it occupies a similar (but larger) location of the former water lake, its location is slightly more north than the former lava lake.  USGS map by M. Zoeller.

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Title December 21, 2020—Kīlauea summit eruption reference map
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse