Fountain Paint Pot is a hydrothermal feature in Yellowstone National Park's Lower Geyser Basin known for its colourful mud pots.
It contains a variety of geothermal features, including mud pots, geysers, hot springs, and fumaroles. The mud's colours, which can include reds, yellows, and browns, come from the iron in the mud and its oxidation states.
The harsh climate this creates here shapes the flora and fauna that gros there such as these barren -but photogenic – trees
Fountain Paint Pot is a hydrothermal feature in Yellowstone National Park's Lower Geyser Basin known for its colourful mud pots.
It contains a variety of geothermal features, including mud pots, geysers, hot springs, and fumaroles. The mud's colours, which can include reds, yellows, and browns, come from the iron in the mud and its oxidation states.
The harsh climate this creates here shapes the flora and fauna that gros there such as these barren -but photogenic – trees
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