View of Mauna Kea from Space
Space Shuttle photograph of Mauna Kea volcano. The light colored area at
the summit of the volcano is glacial deposits. Glaciers covered the
summit between 29,000 and 10,000 years ago. Numerous cinder cones dot
the surface of Mauna Kea. Waipio Valley (top-right corner) is a deep
erosional valley in Kohala volcano.
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