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Early morning view of fissure 8 and lava channel looking toward the east. Laze plume from the ocean entry is visible in distance (left of the fissure 8 plume). Geologists did not observe activity from any of the other fissures during this morning's overflight.
White laze plumes mark locations where lava enters the ocean over a broad area. An open lava channel flows into the ocean at the southern-most plume (middle) near the southern flow margin. The boat ramp at Isaac Hale Park is about 940 m (0.58 mi) farther south of the flow margin. View is toward the west-southwest.
A stunning panoramic view of Kīlauea's summit captured shortly after the 7:08 a.m. HST summit collapse event on Friday, July 13. Ashy dust stirred up by rockfalls can be seen rising from within Halema‘uma‘u (center) and the caldera wall (far right).