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Ash Cloud Rising From Pu'u 'O 'o as Crater Floor Collapses

Detailed Description

Incandescent rubble rolling and sliding down the scarp on the edge of the collapsing crater in Pu'u 'O 'o. A remnant of the pre-collapse crater floor can be seen in the background below the crater's south wall. The east rim of Pu'u 'O 'o is in the foreground.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.