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Lava now erupts from single fissure within Halemaumau Crater

By Courtesy USGS

Oct. 12, 2021

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A USGS scientist takes video of the Kilauea eruption from the western fissure within the Halemaumau Crater on Oct. 8.
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A koae kea or white-tailed tropic bird flies above the Kilauea eruption from the western fissure on Oct. 8.
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Lava spews from a fountain at the western fissure within the Halemaumau Crater at the Kilauea summit. Lava was measured as high as 50 feet on Oct. 10.
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Lava fountain activity has been contained to the western fissure within the Halemaumau Crater as seen at dusk Oct. 10.
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A closeup view of the western fissure within the Halemaumau Crater through the lens of a laser rangefinder.
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A closeup view of the western fissure within the Halemaumau Crater through the lens of a laser rangefinder.
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A closeup view of the northwest side of the main island within the Halemaumau Crater which formed during the early stages of the eruption on Sept. 29.
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