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Images related to Yellowstone Volcano Observatory.
Muddy thermal discharge (foreground) near Congress Pool (middle ground) in Norris Geyser Basin following the June 30, 1975, magnitude-6 Yellowstone National Park earthquake, NPS photo by Rick Hutchinson.
Muddy thermal discharge (foreground) near Congress Pool (middle ground) in Norris Geyser Basin following the June 30, 1975, magnitude-6 Yellowstone National Park earthquake, NPS photo by Rick Hutchinson.
Morning Glory Pool used to be clear blue in color, as shown in the historic undated photo on the left (National Park Service photo by Rentchler).
Morning Glory Pool used to be clear blue in color, as shown in the historic undated photo on the left (National Park Service photo by Rentchler).
Map: Index map showing locations of 1967–1968 research drill holes in Yellowstone National Park. Taken from USGS Bulletin 1967.
Map: Index map showing locations of 1967–1968 research drill holes in Yellowstone National Park. Taken from USGS Bulletin 1967.
An example Correlation of Map Units chart from the Surficial Geologic Map of Yellowstone National Park (U.S. Geological Survey, 1972) that demonstrates a typical classification scheme for surficial units.
An example Correlation of Map Units chart from the Surficial Geologic Map of Yellowstone National Park (U.S. Geological Survey, 1972) that demonstrates a typical classification scheme for surficial units.
Generalized geologic map of the Eocene Absaroka volcanic field (modified from Smedes and Prostka, 1972 and “Geology of Wyoming”).
Generalized geologic map of the Eocene Absaroka volcanic field (modified from Smedes and Prostka, 1972 and “Geology of Wyoming”).
Shoshone Tukudika (Sheepeater) men, women, and children at Medicine Lodge Creek, Idaho, in 1871. This photo was taken by U.S. Geological Survey employee William Henry Jackson. Courtesy of National Park Service, Yellowstone National Park, YELL 8151.
Shoshone Tukudika (Sheepeater) men, women, and children at Medicine Lodge Creek, Idaho, in 1871. This photo was taken by U.S. Geological Survey employee William Henry Jackson. Courtesy of National Park Service, Yellowstone National Park, YELL 8151.
Seismic geyser in Yellowstone’s Upper Geyser Basin during an eruption. Based on the study of George Marler and USGS scientist Donald E.
Seismic geyser in Yellowstone’s Upper Geyser Basin during an eruption. Based on the study of George Marler and USGS scientist Donald E.
Silicified logs of Queen's Laundry bathhouse
Pearlette Ash in Comanche County, Kansas. Kansas Geological Survey photo by Grace Muilenburg, April 1969 (https://chasm.kgs.ku.edu/ords/pubcat.phd2.View_Photo?f_id=3165).
Pearlette Ash in Comanche County, Kansas. Kansas Geological Survey photo by Grace Muilenburg, April 1969 (https://chasm.kgs.ku.edu/ords/pubcat.phd2.View_Photo?f_id=3165).
Bob Fournier (left) and Don White (right) at the Y3 drilling site in Pocket Basin adjacent to Ojo Caliente, Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, in 1967. USGS Photo.
Bob Fournier (left) and Don White (right) at the Y3 drilling site in Pocket Basin adjacent to Ojo Caliente, Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, in 1967. USGS Photo.
Eruptions from drill rods during research drilling in Yellowstone National Park, 1967–1968. Left panel shows initial explosive eruption of water-steam mixture from open drill pipe in drill hole Y-5 (Rabbit Creek) on August 20, 1967.
Eruptions from drill rods during research drilling in Yellowstone National Park, 1967–1968. Left panel shows initial explosive eruption of water-steam mixture from open drill pipe in drill hole Y-5 (Rabbit Creek) on August 20, 1967.
The solubility of amorphous silica (solid silica with no crystal structure) in water as a function of temperature. When deep groundwater flows through hot rhyolite it can remove silica from the rhyolite (dissolve silica).
The solubility of amorphous silica (solid silica with no crystal structure) in water as a function of temperature. When deep groundwater flows through hot rhyolite it can remove silica from the rhyolite (dissolve silica).
Kaleidoscope Geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin. George D. Marler and Donald E.
Kaleidoscope Geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin. George D. Marler and Donald E.
Seismic Geyser on the east bank of the Firehole River in the Upper Geyser Basin.
Seismic Geyser on the east bank of the Firehole River in the Upper Geyser Basin.
This orthophoto of Pocket Basin, a hydrothermal explosion crater in Yellowstone National Park's Lower Geyser Basin, was created from aerial photos taken in 1965 that were corrected to have uniform scale for use in geologic mapping.
This orthophoto of Pocket Basin, a hydrothermal explosion crater in Yellowstone National Park's Lower Geyser Basin, was created from aerial photos taken in 1965 that were corrected to have uniform scale for use in geologic mapping.
President Kennedy signs the nuclear test ban treaty for the United States in 1963. Photo from National Archives, Still Pictures Division, Department of State Collection 59-0, box 23 (https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB94/tb02.htm).
President Kennedy signs the nuclear test ban treaty for the United States in 1963. Photo from National Archives, Still Pictures Division, Department of State Collection 59-0, box 23 (https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB94/tb02.htm).
Top: the first thermal infrared images of Yellowstone (1961). Warm areas are brighter; cold areas are darker. These images were published in: McLerran, J.H. and Morgan, J.O. (1965) Thermal mapping of Yellowstone National Park.
Top: the first thermal infrared images of Yellowstone (1961). Warm areas are brighter; cold areas are darker. These images were published in: McLerran, J.H. and Morgan, J.O. (1965) Thermal mapping of Yellowstone National Park.
View of Lower Geyser Basin. Note active thermal pools (Great Fountain Geyser) in the foreground with thermal grasslands—kept treeless by hot soils—and lodgepole pine forest in the distance. Photo by George Marler, 1959.
View of Lower Geyser Basin. Note active thermal pools (Great Fountain Geyser) in the foreground with thermal grasslands—kept treeless by hot soils—and lodgepole pine forest in the distance. Photo by George Marler, 1959.
Aerial view of Black Opal Pool, Black Diamond Pool, and part of Wall Pool, all in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park, taken in 1959 sometime after the Hebgen Lake earthquake (which occurred on August 17 of that year).
Aerial view of Black Opal Pool, Black Diamond Pool, and part of Wall Pool, all in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park, taken in 1959 sometime after the Hebgen Lake earthquake (which occurred on August 17 of that year).
Dragline work to lower the outlet channel of Earthquake Lake on October 18, 1959. The tripod on the hill at center left is one of five lighting plants that allowed nighttime work. Note the “bathtub ring” of killed trees along the shoreline marking the high stand of Earthquake Lake before lowering of the outlet channel. Photo by Mrs. Steven W. Nile (Dr.
Dragline work to lower the outlet channel of Earthquake Lake on October 18, 1959. The tripod on the hill at center left is one of five lighting plants that allowed nighttime work. Note the “bathtub ring” of killed trees along the shoreline marking the high stand of Earthquake Lake before lowering of the outlet channel. Photo by Mrs. Steven W. Nile (Dr.
View of the Madison Slide on August 21, 1959 with rapidly filling Earthquake Lake. Rock Creek Campground was near the flooded trees. Camping gear was left behind by survivors who sought high ground following the slide. Photo by Professor William B. Hall, Montana School of Mines Geology Department.
View of the Madison Slide on August 21, 1959 with rapidly filling Earthquake Lake. Rock Creek Campground was near the flooded trees. Camping gear was left behind by survivors who sought high ground following the slide. Photo by Professor William B. Hall, Montana School of Mines Geology Department.