A lava "toe" formed as lava oozed from the end of a crack, like toothpaste from a tube. Blue Dragon Flow, Craters of the Moon.

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A lava "toe" formed as lava oozed from the end of a crack, like toothpaste from a tube. Blue Dragon Flow, Craters of the Moon National Monument, ID.

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Size: 3467px × 5200px
Location: Craters of the Moon National Monument
Photo credit: © Craig Larcom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: basalt great, environment, eruption, geology, harsh, lava, magma, molten, plain, rift snake, river, rock, rugged igneous flood, volcanic