That may not seem surprising, but the team did note one shocker: Craters left by high - speed drops started out with
relatively steep sides but within seconds they avalanched to form slopes with a more stable configuration — a previously unstudied process that widened the crater and made it shallower (image above, where depth is exaggerated by a factor of three).
A
steep and hilly promontory covered in subtropical rainforest, the Coromandel Peninsula is
relatively untouched — native pohutukawa trees line one
side and idyllic beaches line the other; both encouraging rest and reflection.