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The Craters of the Moon geothermal area is a public walkway located near Wairakei in the Taupo Volcanic Zone of New Zealand. The site emerged in the 1950s as an unintended consequence of the nearby Wairakei geothermal power station, which altered the underground hydrological system and caused steam...
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Popular affordable geothermal walk with active steam and mud, praised for accessibility but considered less spectacular than premium Rotorua sites.
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Craters of the Moon is a geothermal walking area north of Taupo in New Zealand's Wairakei region. Its landscape contains steaming craters, fumaroles, bubbling mud pools, and areas of thermally altered ground. The field became substantially more active after pressure changes associated with the devel...
