Twisted pahoehoe lava formations at Erta Ale volcano in Ethiopia, where the crust has wrinkled as the lava below it moves. Even here a small patch of green moss lives in a protected space.

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Location: Thio Adoli, Afar Region, Ethiopia
Photo credit: © Jim Keir / Alamy / Afripics
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