it is visible from the waikoloa area, and the saddle road, the area that goes between the east side and west side of the island. as you said, the summit was the location of the onset of the russian. since then, it has moved to the northeast down the northeast rib zone. -- rift zone. three fissures have erected in the northeast rib zone. those are sending lava flows to the north northeast, and another one that is starting to send a love for flow to the southeast. again, just on the northeast side of the volcano. kristen: look at that, it is turning the sky read. . what is the history and significance of mauna loa? it is massive. wendy: mauna loa is the largest active volcano on the planet. it is also the largest mountain on the planet, if you count from below the sea level, which is where the volcano begins come up to its summit. . it is taller than mount everest. it has not erupted since 1980 four the first eruption in 38 years. that is the longest pause in historic times. but it could have -- that could be a short time for a pause of eruptions if you look at the geologic scale of the v