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Plumbing the depths of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

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Fractures define the perimeter of a new, smaller crater within Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō. Light-colored areas are parts of the original cinder-and-spatter cone that have not been buried by lava flows. USGS photo.