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Scientist Discovers a New Warm Spot in Yellowstone

By Astrogeology Science Center May 13, 2019

R. Greg Vaughan, a research scientist at the Astrogeology Science Center, has found a new thermal area in Yellowstone National Park! 

 

 

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Tern Lake thermal area at Yellowstone Park
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Orange box shows the location of the Tern Lake thermal area where the new thermal area was found.(Public domain.)

Vaughan discovered the thermal area using a combination of satellite-based thermal infrared remote sensing and high-resolution airborne imagery. Find more exciting details in Vaughan's article, Discovering new thermal areas in Yellowstone's dynamic landscape, published in the Caldera Chronicles.

 

 

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