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Aerial view into Halema‘uma‘u. Explosions and collapse have enlarge...

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HVO scientists captured this aerial view of a much-changed Halema‘uma‘u during their overflight of the summit on June 5, 2018. Explosions and collapse within Halema‘uma‘u have enlarged the crater (foreground) that previously hosted the summit lava lake, and the far rim of Halema‘uma‘u has dropped with continued summit deflation.