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Geologists use a laser rangefinder to measure the height of the shi...

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HVO geologists use a laser rangefinder to measure the height of the shield and cone built up around the northeast lava lake, on the east rim of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater. The peak of the cone is now about 18 m (60 ft) above the former crater rim.