Abyss Pool in Yellowstone National Park is about 53 feet deep and contains alkaline-chloride hydrothermal fluids that in the summer of 2024 had a temperature of 181 degrees Fahrenheit. The pool has ...
The mysterious pool came to attention when some park employees visited the spot for a routine temperature logging.
Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Pat Shanks and Lisa Morgan, research ...
View looking northwest at a new thermal pool in the Porcelain Basin area of Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, that probably formed in a series of mildly explosive events between late ...
Geyser watchers and park visitors are amused by Steamboat’s spectacular eruptions that can shoot water, steam, mud, and rock 300 feet or more into the air. The world’s tallest geyser — Steamboat ...
Is Yellowstone ground ever really at rest, or is it always scheming its next surprise? On April 10, 2025, geologists conducting routine maintenance in Norris Geyser Basin’s Porcelain Basin chanced ...
Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Michael Poland, geophysicist with the ...