Ubehebe Crater
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- Jun 1
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SUMMARY: "How did these craters originate? They are known as
maar volcanoes, created by steam and gas explosions when hot magma rising up from the depths reached groundwater. The intense heat flashed the water into steam which expanded until the pressure was released as a tremendous explosion. The western cluster of Maar volcanoes was the first to form, then the southern cluster, followed by Ubehebe—the largest of them all—about 300 years ago." - Death Valley National History Association.
Visit https://dvnha.org/info-trip-planning/ubehebe-crater/ for more information on the Ubehebe Crater in Death Valley.
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