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Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō is partly obscured in the clouds at upper left.

Detailed Description

This view is of the front of the active lava flow, looking upslope. Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō is partly obscured in the clouds at upper left. Most surface activity on the advancing flow is actually where the flow widens, upslope of the flow front.