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An Geologist measures the temperature of ground cracks near fissure...

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An HVO geologist measures the temperature of ground cracks near fissure 10 in the Leilani Estates subdivision (measured at 260 degrees C, or 500 degrees F). Geologists routinely take these measurements as a way to asses changes in activity in the lower East Rift Zone.

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