Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Tarawera rift crater

 
Original - In 1886, Mount Tarawera split open along its length in New Zealand's largest historic eruption. Here the resulting rift is about 500 m (1600 ft) wide.
Reason
Helps show not only the size of Tarawera's 1886 eruption, but also the type of rock produced. The scoria comes in a beautiful range of colours, both in the fissure walls and on the crater floor. Revegetation is proceeding slowly due to the subalpine climate and unstable ground.
Articles in which this image appears
Mount Tarawera, Taupo Volcanic Zone
Creator
Avenue

Promoted File:Inside the Tarawera rift.jpg --Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 20:01, 11 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]