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Looking west up the east rift zone

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Looking west up the east rift zone across the cone of Pu`u `O`o, with Napau Crater in background. Note the incandescent spot near the east end of the crater; this is a hole in the East Pond Vent. Trade winds blow the sulfurous fume south-southwestward.

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