Halema'uma'u Crater at Kilauea Summit (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii ‑ SOEST

Halema'uma'u Crater at Kilauea Summit

Caption

View of eruption plume from Overlook vent in Halema'uma'u crater on the summit of Kilauea volcano on March 27, 2008, nine days after the start of the ongoing eruption.

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Christine Heliker, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, US Geological Survey

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