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Splashing and spattering lava pond at East Pond Vent. Escaping gas breaks crust on pond--visible to right of lava--and bursts out as large bubbles that break in the air. Foreground shows fresh spatter on ground from recent larger events than than shown.
All three ocean entries are visible in this aerial view looking east-northeast. Largest plume of laze comes from East Lae`apuki entry, where a moderate-size lava delta is growing. Thin bluish plume comes from small entry at East Kamoamoa, just east of point in upper left. Barely visible is a tiny wispy cloud coming from Kamoamoa entry, between East Lae`apuki and East Kamoamoa. Discolored water is visible just off both of the small entries as well as the East Lae`apuki lava delta.