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16-APR-2007

Hawaii 128 - Haleakala Crater

Haleakala is the world's largest dormant volcano, with the crater measuring some 7.5 miles long and 2.5 miles wide.
We are at nearly 10,000 feet above sea level here, having climbed from sea level (by bus)
You can't get the depth perception from a picture. It's from 1,400 to 3,000 feet deep in there.
You can see the crater only about 20% of the time because of cloud cover. We were quite lucky today.
There's only 75% of sea-level oxygen levels in the air up here. You could feel it, too. Just walking was a chore.

More on Haleakala and Maui here: http://www.haleakala.national-park.com/info.htm#geo

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Jerry Curtis26-Jul-2007 09:06
Comments from STF Challenge 148, where I didn't identify it as the Haleakala Crater:

David Hogan PM reply 25-Jul-2007 17:30
That looks like the inside of the Haleakala crater to me. Nice shot

Konstantin Yagudin PM reply 18-Jul-2007 02:14
Jerry, I have seen similar area on Lanzarote (Canary Islands, Earth). It was very impressive !

Jerry Curtis PM reply 18-Jul-2007 01:07
Thanks for the kind comments, everyone.
A hint, Daniel... it *is* earth - relatively new earth, and these mounds in the centre are called cinder cones.

Denise PM reply 14-Jul-2007 15:22
Jerry, you did such a great job with this image!!! Stunning. It is an amazing place to visit!!

Daniel Bollag PM reply 13-Jul-2007 08:25
Could you, please, tell us where exactly on Mars (or Earth?) this is, Jerry? Impressive picture! -- db.

Colleen Prohaska PM reply 13-Jul-2007 02:46
I had no idea NASA equipped the Mars Exploration Rovers with the Sony H5! Look at that detailed texture of the polar ice cap.

Arctic Fox 13-Jul-2007 02:33
Jerry - you just blew me out of the saddle with this photo. AWESOME!

Tabrizi 13-Jul-2007 02:09
Nice one Jerry... Look at the big pile of cotton like clouds, wow..!
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