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New Zealand geologist Cornel de Ronde led expeditions in 2011 and 2012 to explore the hydrothermal features of Lake Rotomahana and search for the lost Pink and White Terraces. He grew up hearing tales of the spectacular formations that were lost during a volcanic eruption in 1886. Finding the terraces under the lake floor was a profoundly moving experience for the researchers and for the Maori people whose ancestors died in the eruption. "I never realized how meaningful this project would be," said de Ronde. (Photo by Julian Thomson, GNS Science)[back]
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