Lua Manua Pit/crater

On a rainy, cloudy day


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauna_Loa


Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi in the Pacific Ocean. The largest subaerial volcano in both mass and volume, Mauna Loa has historically been considered the largest volcano on Earth, dwarfed only by Tamu Massif.
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Last eruption: April 15, 1984
Elevation: 13,678′
Area: 2,035 mi²
Nearest city: Hilo



Pauahi Crater was the site of three eruptions in the 1970s, resulting in a crater 2000 feet long, 300 feet wide and 300 feet deep. A boardwalk leads out to a great view of the crater. A nearby fissure and other features of the surrounding landscape were products of the 1970s eruptions.