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Lava lake activity in Halema‘uma‘u continues

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Mar 21, 2014: The lava lake at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano remains active. During our observation today, the lava lake surface was about 40 m (131 ft) below the rim of the vent (the Overlook crater) within Halema‘uma‘u Crater.