Mystical springs of colour
Julia Miloczki
Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Vienna, Austria
The geothermal area Sol de Mañana in southwestern Bolivia is one of the highest geyser fields in the world (above 4000m). The area is characterized by volcanic activity and the sulphur springs host mud lakes and steam pools. Thermophilic, hyperthermophilic and acidophilic bacteria that colonize areas of varying temperatures are responsible for the different colours
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Image
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PNG
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13.6 MB
Width
3232 px
Height
2424 px
Aspect
4:3
Taken
February 2019
Tint
Moderate purplish blue
Submitted
14 February 2020
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