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Clear views in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

Detailed Description

This view looks north and shows Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō. Much of the original cone has been covered by subsequent lava flows, many of which poured out of the crater. Within the crater, a depression holds a number of smaller pits, some of which contain active lava ponds.