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Preview image: Videos of lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u overlook vent

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Preview image for video: This video shows spattering at the west edge of the lava lake in the 'overlook' vent in Halema‘uma‘u Crater. The crackling and popping noises are from fracturing of the rocks composing the walls of the vent caused by thermal expansion.

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