Summary: | Glacier Priest Discovers New "Moon Crater." GLACIER PRIEST DISCOVERS NEW "MOON CRATER" A new crater, more than 30 mile in circumference, was discovered in hitherto unexplored territory near the tip of the Alaska peninsula by Father Bernard Hubbard of Santa Clara, Cal, university and companions in an expedition sponsored by the National Geographic Society. He spent a month in exploring the Aghilleen Pinnacles after working from Cape Agfa near False Pass. Upper left: The age-old rites of the Catholic church are not forgotten in the frozen north. Father Hubbard celebrating mass in the early morning before starting a day's work. Upper right: Father Hubbard wears a regulation football headgear when climbing glaciers to protext his head from falling rocks. Lower left: the majestic Aghilleen pinnacles, rearing sharp peaks to the skies. Lower right: Father Hubbard leading a party who stormed the glacial and volcanic citadels of Alaska as they carve a path. (Associated Press Photos)
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