Sulphur Caldron - A distant view- Yellowstone National Park #1
by Charles Robinson
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Sulphur Caldron - A distant view- Yellowstone National Park #1
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Charles Robinson
Medium
Photograph - Landscape Photograph
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Sulphur Caldron sits on the edge of one of the most active areas of Yellowstone’s buried volcano. The hole in the background is the open vent into the heart of the caldron. With a pH of 1, it is ten times more acidic than lemon juice. Sulphur-rich gasses rise furiously here, filling Sulphur Caldron with sulfuric acid. Incredibly, this muddy pool is teaming with life!
Billions of thermoacidophiles thrive in Sulphur Caldron. They convert the pool’s hydrogen sulfide gas into sulfuric acid. The sulfuric acid breaks soil and rock into mud making this spring a muddy home.
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December 31st, 2023
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