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Lava spattering from the west vent in West Gap Pit of Pu`u `O`o, Hawai'i

Lava drains back into the East Pond Vent, Pu`u `O`o, Hawai'i
Photograph by C.Heliker on October 3, 2003 		Lava spattering from the west vent in West Gap Pit of Pu`u `O`o sails over a hornito on the rim of the pit, now filled with lava. Several flows spilled from the pit down the northwest flank of Pu`u `O`o, adding yet more lava to the west shield. The hornito and West Gap Pit were present before this most recent activity.

Lava drains back into the East Pond Vent, Pu`u `O`o, Hawai'i
Photograph by C.Heliker on October 3, 2003

Lava drains back into the East Pond Vent, Pu`u `O`o, Hawai'i
Photograph by C.Heliker on October 3, 2003

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