An illustration of the Ōruanui eruption 25,500 years ago. The magma expelled from this supervolcano creates a depression where the magma once was, the volcano collapses, thus making the crater.
This crater is then filled in with water over time, creating a crater lake: this is the geographic history of Lake Taupō.
Red LED strip lighting attached to the underside of the top beams, conveying the explosion and magma.
Blue LED strip lighting attached to the underside of the bottom beams, conveying the infill of water, creating Lake Taupō.
