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showing the vents on the lower west flank of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

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Preview image for video: shows views from today's overflight of the vents on the lower west flank of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō. There are several vents, topped by spatter cones, that are feeding narrow, fast-moving flows that feed into a broad area of ponded lava.