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A lava pond in a collapse pit in the eastern portion of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

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A lava pond has been active in a collapse pit in the eastern portion of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater for over a month now, with continuous roiling and spattering. For scale, two spatter collection trays - each slightly larger than a lunch tray - can be seen on the crater's rim at the left edge of the image.