This is just mesmerizing. Just enjoy this beauty of Planet Earth making new land.
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists visited the Kīlauea eruption site at Haleaʻumaʻu the morning of February 11, 2025, just prior to the start of episode 9 of the eruption. From the caldera rim, they captured this video of the north vent, where the occasional spattering over the day prior had constructed a small cone within the vent. Episode 9 fountains reached up to around 330 feet (100 meters), perhaps in part due to the small cone creating a nozzle effect. This compilation of videos shows views of episode 9 lava fountaining in Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kīlauea the evening of February 11, 2025. Lava fountain heights were decreased from the morning of February 11, when episode 9 began. At approximately 8:15 p.m. HST, the north vent fountains were reaching 160-200 feet (50-60 meters) while the bifurcated south vent fountains were lower, reaching 80-100 feet (25-30 meters) high.
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