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There are currently four spatter cones on the floor of the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater that have been the source of lava flows over the past several months. The one shown here is on the northwest side of the crater floor, close to the multiframe webcam shown on our website. The webcam, and an HVO geologist standing next to it, give a sense of scale for the spatter cone.

There are currently four spatter cones on the floor of the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater that have been the source of lava flows over the past several months. The one shown here is on the northwest side of the crater floor, close to the multiframe webcam shown on our website. The webcam, and an HVO geologist standing next to it, give a sense of scale for the spatter cone.

Some of the recent overflows at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō traveled to the southeast. This photo shows those overflows, which comprise several dark-colored channelized flows.

There are currently four spatter cones on the floor of the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater that have been the source of lava flows over the past several months. The one shown here is on the northwest side of the crater floor, close to the multiframe webcam shown on our website. The webcam, and an HVO geologist standing next to it, give a sense of scale for the spatter cone.

This is another of the spatter cones on the floor of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō. This one, on the northeast side of the crater floor, has long had an open top with a view of a small lava lake.

The flow traveling north from Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, which we are informally calling the Kahauale‘a flow, abuts the edge of episode 58 flows erupted during 2007-2008. The flow has also partially surrounded one of the few vestiges of greenery within the flow field—the forested top of the old Kahauale‘a cone.

This is a steep aerial view of the small lava pond at the top of the spatter cone on the northeastern side of the crater floor. Lava in the pond flows directly into a lava tube which is supplying the active flow northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō. The head of the tube, marked by fume, extends from the pond toward the left side of the photo.

Kīlauea Volcano's summit vent within Halema‘uma‘u Crater was more than 500 feet across in March 2013, five years after it opened.

Lava continues to enter the ocean near Kupapa‘u Point, with an entry point just inside the National Park (near left side of photo) and entry points just east of the Park boundary (near the center of the photo). Widely scattered patches of surface lava are also active inland from the ocean entry points.

This is a steep aerial view of the small lava pond at the top of the spatter cone on the northeastern side of the crater floor. Lava in the pond flows directly into a lava tube which is supplying the active flow northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō. The head of the tube, marked by fume, extends from the pond toward the left side of the photo.

The "spillway"—Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō's eastern flank—has been buried by flows fed mostly from a spatter cone on the northeastern side of the crater floor. Most of the dark-colored lava in the foreground is new lava that has resurfaced the spillway. The fume to the left is the trace of the Peace Day tube, newly covered by crater overflows, currently carrying lava to the coast.

This is a view of the front of the Kahauale‘a flow looking back toward Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, where the flow originates.

This is another of the spatter cones on the floor of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō. This one, on the northeast side of the crater floor, has long had an open top with a view of a small lava lake.

The flow traveling north from Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, which we are informally calling the Kahauale‘a flow, abuts the edge of episode 58 flows erupted during 2007-2008. The flow has also partially surrounded one of the few vestiges of greenery within the flow field—the forested top of the old Kahauale‘a cone.

This is a closer look at the spatter cone on the northwest side of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō's crater floor. The photo was taken from near the site of the webcam on the north rim of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō.

This is another of the spatter cones on the floor of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō. This one, on the northeast side of the crater floor, has long had an open top with a view of a small lava lake.

The "spillway"—Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō's eastern flank—has been buried by flows fed mostly from a spatter cone on the northeastern side of the crater floor. Most of the dark-colored lava in the foreground is new lava that has resurfaced the spillway. The fume to the left is the trace of the Peace Day tube, newly covered by crater overflows, currently carrying lava to the coast.

This is a closer look at the spatter cone on the northwest side of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō's crater floor. The photo was taken from near the site of the webcam on the north rim of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō.

The lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u remains poised at a relatively high level within the Overlook pit. The lake level dropped over the weekend. Though rising again now, it has not yet reached last week's level.

Lava continues to enter the ocean near Kupapa‘u Point, with an entry point just inside the National Park (near left side of photo) and entry points just east of the Park boundary (near the center of the photo). Widely scattered patches of surface lava are also active inland from the ocean entry points.

The flow traveling north from Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, which we are informally calling the Kahauale‘a flow, abuts the edge of episode 58 flows erupted during 2007-2008. The flow has also partially surrounded one of the few vestiges of greenery within the flow field—the forested top of the old Kahauale‘a cone.