Mud volcano bubbles in a vacant field in the southern end of the Salton Sea area of California

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Mudpot or mud pool can be a hot spring or fumarole consisting of a pool of bubbling mud. Mudpot form in high temperature geothermal areas. The thickness of the mud usually changes along with the season. The mud takes the form of a viscous, often bubbling, slurry. As the boiling mud is often squirted over the brims of the mudpot, forming a mud cone, in the appearance of a volcano. It builds to 3-5 feet.

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Size: 5128px × 3419px
Location: Near the southeast corner of the Salton Sea of the Imperial Valley California
Photo credit: © W. Michael Wiggins / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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