Lava pond within the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō west pit crater
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Detailed Description
View of the lava pond within the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō west pit crater, which is about 50 m (164 ft) across. Weak spattering on the lava pond surface, about 23 m (75 ft) below the crater rim, is visible through the thick volcanic gas cloud.