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View of the NE spatter cone in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō. This small cone is also ...

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View of the northeast spatter cone in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater. This small cone is also the vent area for the Kahauale‘a 2 flow. The cone has recently hosted a small lava pond, but today this seemed to be crusted over. See the time-lapse sequences below to see recent activity at this cone.