lava pond in the eastern portion of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō.
Detailed Description
A close-up of the lava pond in the eastern portion of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater. The lava pond is about 30 meters (100 ft) in diameter. The dark lava flows at the bottom of the photo are crater overflows that swept down the east flank of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō in September 2011.