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Gas plume rising from new vent at base of crater wall in Halema‘uma...

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Gas plume drifts southwest in the tradewinds over the Halema‘uma‘u Crater parking lot and Crater Rim Drive. View is toward the east-northeast. From left to right, the broad cones on the skyline are Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō (note steam plume), and the Kane Nui o Hamo and Mauna Ulu shields.

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