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View south across Halema‘uma‘u to Overlook vent at the summit of Kī...

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View of HALEMAUMUA Crater during typical tradewind conditions, which blows the gas plume to the southeast. For scale, the Halema‘uma‘u Crater is about 1 km (0.6 mi) across (left to right); the floor of Halema‘uma‘u Crater is about 80 m (260 ft) m below the crater rim.