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Altered and fractured rim of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

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The altered and fractured rim of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō Crater is prone to small collapses. Portions of the eastern crater rim, shown here, have collapsed onto the crater floor, covering the recent lava flows with rubble.