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New Magma Reservoir Found Under Yellowstone

This animation shows the volcanic plumbing system of the Yellowstone supervolcano, including a newfound magma reservoir (red) about 28 miles below the surface. The green lines represent the boundary of Yellowstone National Park. (Credit: Hsin-Hua Huang, University of Utah Department of Geology and Geophysics)

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