The hydrothermal fields of Ethiopia look like landscape of an alien
plant. The amazing photographs of Dallol Volcano in Ethiopia look out of
world. Dallol is actually hydrothermal field, is an endless
yellow-orange landscape, craters stretching for several miles around.
The volcano fields are located in the northern Danakil depression. This
part of world has too many hot springs which discharge brine and acidic
liquid. However almost 150 feet below sea level, Dallol’s craters lowest
known subaerial vents in the world, the explosion crater are was formed
by the intrusion of basaltic magma in Miocene salt deposits and
subsequent hydrothermal activity. Source: CP
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