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Yellowstone Lake bathymetry showing the location of the Deep Hole vent field
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Yellowstone Lake map showing the location of the Deep Hole vent field
Color photo of a lava lake in halema'uma'u crater with a gas plume emitted from a fissure vent
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Halema‘uma‘u lava lake, Kīlauea summit eruption—October 15, 2021
Telephoto color image of a lava fountain within a black spatter cone
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West vent in Halema‘uma‘u, Kīlauea summit eruption—Oct. 15 2021
Color photo of a lava fountain within a black spatter cone at the edge of a lava lake
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West vent in Halema‘uma‘u, Kīlauea summit eruption—Oct. 15 2021
Color photo of a scientist taking photos from a helicopter
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Scientist collects data—Kīlauea eruption overflight—Oct. 15, 2021
Color photograph looking into the west vent spatter cone with a small lava fountain in the center
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Active west vent in Halema‘uma‘u—October 15, 2021
Color photograph of the lava lake in Halema'uma'u
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Halema‘uma‘u Lave Lake—October 15, 2021
Color photo of the Halema'uma'u lava lake and west vent fissure with a small lava fountain inside the cone
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West vent and lava lake islands—October 15, 2021
A wide view of a lava lake within Halemaumau crater
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Kīlauea summit eruption - October 15, 2021
Kenna Grubb measuring on the Holston River
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Kenna Grubb measuring on the Holston River
A color photo looking down at a small lava fountain surrounded by a spatter cone
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Lava fountaining at the west vent—October 14, 2021
Daytime color photo of a lava fountain erupting into a lava lake
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October 13, 2021 — Kīlauea summit eruption
Nighttime color photograph of lava fountains erupting within a spatter cone
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Kīlauea summit eruption - October 12, 2021
Low-light photograph of a lava lake with bright lava fountains erupting from the vent in the west crater wall
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Kīlauea summit eruption - October 12, 2021
Telephoto color image of lava fountains within a spatter cone
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Kīlauea summit eruption - October 12, 2021
Low-light telephoto color image of lava fountains supplying lava into lava lake
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Kīlauea summit eruption - October 12, 2021
Color photograph of volcanic vent
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October 11, 2021 — Kīlauea
Color photograph of lava flow
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October 11, 2021 — Kīlauea
Color photograph of volcanic vent
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October 10, 2021 — Kīlauea, lava fountaining in Halema‘uma‘u
Color photograph of lava lake
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October 10, 2021 — Kīlauea, Halema‘uma‘u lava lake at dusk
Color photograph of volcanic vent
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October 9, 2021 — Kīlauea, summit eruptive vent