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HVO now tracking ponds of water, not lava, at Kīlauea's summit

By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
HVO now tracking ponds of water, not lava, at Kīlauea's summit
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A telephoto view of the ponded water at the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u on August 7, 2019. For scale, the largest pond is about 15 meters (50 feet) in diameter.

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Public Domain.