Mauna Loa lava flows along the northeast rift zone

Courtesy U.S. Geological Survey | November 29, 2022 | Updated on November 30, 2022 at 11:59 am

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This aerial footage shows the Mauna Loa eruption spewing lava during the early morning of Tuesday, Nov. 29.
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Mauna Loa spews large lava fountains up to 148 feet high along the northeast rift zone on Tuesday, Nov. 29. An ‘a‘ā lava flow travels along the northeast flank of Mauna Loa.
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Live Image of fissure 3 erupting on the Northeast Rift Zone of Mauna Loa volcano at 4:42 p.m., Tuesday.
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A Native Hawaiian offering is left on an old lava field in front of the erupting Mauna Loa, Tuesday, Nov. 29, near Hilo.
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An altar is built on an old lava field in front of the erupting Mauna Loa, Tuesday, Nov. 29, near Hilo.
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An eruption plume from Mauna Loa's northeast rift zone is visible from Hilo. Volcanic gas emissions are generating a plume primarily to the north Tuesday morning.
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A view of fissure No. 4 erupting on the northeast rift zone of Mauna Loa. This photo was taken at approximately 8 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29. Fissure 4 formed at approximately 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, and by Tuesday morning the fountains there were 16-33 feet tall.
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This photo from Saddle Road at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29, shows lava flows moving northeast downslope of Mauna Loa volcano from the northeast rift zone eruption.
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This photo from Saddle Road at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29, shows lava flows moving northeast downslope of Mauna Loa volcano from the northeast rift zone eruption.
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This view shows fountaining lava from the Mauna Loa eruption Tuesday morning.
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This aerial photo shows Mauna Loa's dominant Fissure No. 3 erupting in the northeast rift zone. The image was taken at approximately 8 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29. Fissure 3 fountains reached up to 82 feet high Tuesday morning.
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Spectators watch the lava flow down the mountain from the Mauna Loa eruption, Tuesday, Nov. 29, near Hilo.