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Quicktime video, taken from the east rim of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, showing the ...

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Preview image for video: Quicktime video, taken from the east rim of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater, showing the small lava lake that is active in the northeast portion of the crater floor. Unsteady gas escape along the lake margins drives low-level spattering and undulations of the lake surface.