The US Geological Survey said "record high fountains" were measured in the latest episode of Hawaii's Kilauea volcanic eruption, which has been taking place at semiregular intervals since late last year.
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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has been shooting new fountains of lava from its summit crater.
The eruptions, which have been taking place at semiregular intervals since late last year, have been delighting residents, visitors and online viewers alike with a fire hose of molten rock.
The latest episode began on Friday and was the volcano's 35th episode since December 2024.
Scientists believe they are all part of the same eruption because magma has been following the same pathway to the surface.
Fountains from the south vent at Kilauea's summit crater soared nearly 500 metres into the air - that's taller than New York's Empire State Building.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) shared that these fountains would be "the highest single fountain and highest pair of fountains seen during this eruption."
The plume of gas above the fountains extended to over 5,000 metres above ground level, the USGS added.
Most episodes of the eruption since December have continued for around a day or less and have been separated by pauses in eruptive activity lasting at least several days.