Giant Crystal Cave
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Light It Up
Saul Villasante, Robotics Designer, and Alejandro Macias, Digital Media Assistant, working on the lighting inside the Crystal Cave.
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The Cave of Swords
Alicia "Beba" Davila explores and examines the "Cave of Swords". The "Cave of Swords" is another chamber in the Crystal Caves that the crystals are typically about 2 meters long.
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Crystal Valley
Giovani Badino, Associate Professor in the Dipartimento di Fisica Generale of the Torino University, collects topographic information from -The Valley- in the Crystal Cave.
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Cave Exploration
Francesco Lo Mastro, a scientific advisor and a member of the La Venta Exploring Team exploring in the cave.
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Blazing Hot Crystals
Tullio Bernabei, Head Caver and a founding member of La Venta Geographic Association, in the foreground takes topographic measurements.
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The Queen's Eye
Team, inside the cave "The Queen's Eye". Miners Eloy Delgado and Javier Delgado, the two brothers who discovered the cave's "antechamber", gave the name "The Queens Eye” because the opening to the cave resembled an eye
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Crystal Climbing
Francesco Lo Mastro, a scientific advisor and a member of the La Venta Exploring Team, advances to the deeper end of the cave.
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Cave Adventure
Two explorers inside the Crystal Cave. The cave can reach to temperature near 120 degrees and over 80 percent humidity.
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Medical Investigation
Dr. Giuseppe Giovine, scientist from the Naica Project, explores in the Crystal Cave during a medical investigation.
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Life Inside These Rocks?
Chris McKay, a planetary scientist with the Space Science Division of NASA Ames Research Center, uses his spectrometer to search for life inside the rock.
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Descending Deeper
Tullio Bernabei, Head Caver and a founding member of La Venta Geographic Association, descending to the deepest part of the Crystal Cave.
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Razor Sharp Crystals
Scientist and researchers performing topographic measurements inside The Crystal Cave. The cave can reach to temperature near 120 degrees and over 80 percent humidity. The crystals look like icicles but are razor sharp hot. Without specialized suits and equipment, the scientist could experience severe symptoms such as loss of consciousness and elevated blood pressure.
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Naica Mountain Range
View of the Naica mountain range in Chihuahua, Mexico.
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Special Suits
The cave can reach to temperature near 120 degrees and over 80 percent humidity. Without specialized suits and equipment, the scientist could experience severe symptoms that are deadly.
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Sweaty Hot Cave
Dr. Giuseppe Giovine, scientist from the Naica Project, checks the vital signs of Luca Massa, special operator for cave photography. The cave can reach to temperature near 120 degrees and over 80 percent humidity. Without specialized suits and equipment, the scientist could experience severe symptoms that are deadly.
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Chihuahua Main Street
Main street in Chihuahua, Mexico where the Naica Mines are located.
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