Hot Running Water -- Main Terrace at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
by Darin Volpe
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Hot Running Water -- Main Terrace at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Artist
Darin Volpe
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Photograph - Photography
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This is a close up of Main Terrace at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park.
Water heated by magma deep underground works its way up through cracks and gaps in the limestone on its way to the surface. As it travels, the acidic water dissolves the limestone and carries it to the surface. Once there, carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide is released, and white calcium carbonate gets deposited and forms the terraces.
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November 22nd, 2019
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