A Volcanic Labyrinth

  • Posted 01.03.13
  • NOVA

Thrihnukagigur crater is the only place on Earth where the anatomy of a volcano can be studied from the inside. When geologists journeyed into its heart, they discovered that a network of fissures links together distant volcanoes.

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