Volcanic Crater


No, it's not one of those Pathfinder composite photos from Mars. It's a panorama of a giant culdera in Volcanoes National Park (Kilauea, I think). Imagine this pit brimming with molten rock. Although it's been years since lava flowed here, sulpher continues to escape from the rocks, adding to the alien environment.


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