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Rano Kau crater, home to Easter Island’s ancient ceremonial village of Orongo (Tangata manu, or “bird-man”). This is an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo credit: Christian Briseño-Avena. Photo taken in January, 2008 after disembarking from a 27-day CLIVAR-P18 cruise aboard NOAA’s Research Vessel Ronald H. Brown.