Images

Overflows from the lava pond in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō have nearly leveled the crater floor with the perched pond. The floor of the crater is now 39 m (128 ft) below the east rim.

Another view of the erupting spatter cone in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, this one looking toward the west.

Aerial view down into the vent in Halema‘uma‘u with the active lava lake at the bottom. Lava is upwelling at the upper right side of the lake (north) and downwelling at lower left (south).

View looking southeast across the eastern half of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater and showing the spatter cone on the northeast side of the crater and the fuming opening in the east wall.

View of the spatter cone on the northeast side of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater floor.

View of the fuming opening in the east wall of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater with incandescent holes on its rim.

A wide shot of the current flow field, from the coastal plain up to the TEB vent. The current flow is still split into an eastern and western lobe on the coastal plain, entering the ocean along the eastern lobe (lower right). The area is scattered with small breakouts, several of which show up nicely in light grey.

Earlier this week, lava began erupting from a vent on the floor of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater. The mound on the right side of the photo is the vent producing lava flows, slowly filling the east side of the crater.

A close-up of the active vent on the floor of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater.

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.

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.

Viewing looking west at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō. The summit gas plume is in the distance at upper right.

View looking north at the spatter cone on the northwest side of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater floor. The cone is about 6 m (20 ft) high.

Looking down into the vent cavity of the Halema‘uma‘u Overlook vent. The black ring on the walls surrounding the lava pond is a high lava mark, outlining the height the lava rose during a recent rise/fall cycle.

A new spattering vent formed on the south side of the TEB shield, just before daybreak on February 4.

A fortuitous shot of a lava blob being thrown from the vent.

The spattering source on the east wall of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō Crater.

At the same time the vent on the east wall was erupting, a small lava pond fed by the northeast vent began to overturn.

A view of the Halema‘uma‘u Overlook vent from the north.

A near-vertical look at a lava cascade inside the vent cavity of the Halema‘uma‘u Overlook vent.

Numerous spattering sources were active on the east end of the pond, causing pond level fluctuations throughout the day.