A 19-hour eruption of Kīlauea began on 30 April 1982, from fissures east of Halema’uma’u crater. This view from the north shows lava spatter feeding a lava flow two hours after the start of the eruption. Spatter ramparts of the 1964 eruption are partly buried by 1982 spatter.

Photo by Jack Lockwood, 1982 (U.S. Geological Survey).

This image is made available as a Public Domain Work, but proper attribution is appreciated.

Galleries: Fissure Vents | Lava Flows

Keywords: fissure | lava fountain | gas | gas plume | lava | lava flow | spatter rampart | spatter | eruption

Kilauea