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In Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, there has been a small pit for nearly a year.

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In the western portion of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō Crater, there has been a small pit for nearly a year. The pit is about 60 m (200 feet) wide, and a small circular lava pond resides beneath the overhanging west rim of this pit.