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May 10, 2024 — Features from the June 2023 eruption at the summit of Kīlauea

By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Color photograph of inactive volcanic vent and lava flows at base of crater
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A close up of the cone that formed in the June 2023 eruption, at the southwest end of Halema‘uma‘u crater, at the summit of Kīlauea. Lava from the vent poured into a ponded region, which later drained as the eruption waned. USGS photo by M. Patrick.

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