On March 25, between 10:06 and 10:08 p.m., a small lava flow began erupting onto the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘Šcrater floor for the first time since May 2016. In this thermal image, taken by the PTcam today (March 26) at 1:18 p.m., the flow (bright color) appears to be supplied by one of the small spatter cones in the crater’s south embayment. The lava flow did not extend beyond the crater. This type of activity is not unusual for Pu‘u ‘Ō‘Å, and does not reflect a significant change in the ongoing eruption. Photo taken Monday, March 26, 2018 courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey
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