Geyser Eruption Beneath the Milky Way
by Chujie Liu
Old Faithful erupts under the Milky Way in Yellowstone National Park, illustrating active hydrothermal processes driven by Earth’s internal heat. Superheated groundwater periodically vents to the surface, linking subsurface geothermal dynamics with the broader planetary environment visible in the night sky.
Categories
- Energy, Resources and the Environment (373)
- European Geosciences Union (371)
- Planetary and Solar System Sciences (147)
Location
- North America (788)
- Northern America (619)
- United States of America (411)
- Exact location (-110.8281 W, 44.4605 N)
Colours
Image properties
3536 × 5085 px;
image/jpeg; 18.2 MB
Camera:
Canon EOS R8
Taken on 31
July
2024
Submitted on 1 April 2026
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Credit
Chujie Liu (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Share
Appreciate
Report