Views of episode-52 vent from the southwest flank of Pu`u `O`o, Kilauea Volcano, Hawai`i

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Photograph by C. Heliker on October 3, 1992	A new fissure, and a single vent offset 30 m to the southeast, broke through the tephra-covered south flank of Pu`u `O`o on the evening of October 2, 1992. The new vents marked the beginning of episode 52. Fountains quickly built a line of spatter cones along the 65-m-long fissure. The new fissure was active for two weeks. Top: Aerial view of the new offset vent (prominent lava fountain) and fissure (fuming area behind vent) on the south flank of Pu`u `O`o (whose slope is on right). The offset vent was the most active, with lava fountains 5-8 m high. Bottom: View is toward the south from the tephra-covered slope of Pu`u `O`o. Lava erupted from the episode-52 fissure built several spatter cones and flowed south about 3 km to the brink of Pulama pali.
Photograph by C. Heliker on October 3, 1992

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