The 8-Mile Crack in Hawaii That No One Can Explain
The 8-mile hole in a Hawaii national park that no one can explain
A yawning 8-mile fissure splits a remote corner of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, yet even park staff shrug when asked about it. The Great Crack is a network of fractures and volcanic cones that scientists link to magma movement, but they can't say when it formed, what lies beneath, or whether it triggered the deadly 1823 Keaiwa eruption that sent lava racing at 25 mph. After a string of dead ends, I found a way in.
Like a massive unstitched wound, the Great Crack ran out of sight between undulating lava fields in both directions, with twisted trees and plants rising from within.