Bacteria Mats And Grand Prismatic Spring Photo

Bacteria mats and Grand Prismatic Spring. The orange color is due to bacteria which thrive only on the cooler fringes of the hot spring, while the hotter center of the spring hosts blue-colored bacteria. Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, natural history stock photograph, photo id 26954 Purchase A Print Of This ImageHow to request, purchase or license this imageAdd To Light TableClick To View This Photo At Its Location in Google Earth. You must have Google Earth installed for this feature to work correctly.Click To View This Photo At Its Location in Google Maps.Click To View This Photo At Its Location in Live Search Maps.


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Bacteria mats and Grand Prismatic Spring. The orange color is due to bacteria which thrive only on the cooler fringes of the hot spring, while the hotter center of the spring hosts blue-colored bacteria. Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

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Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
Lat/Long: N 044° 31' 32.55", W 110° 50' 16.63" (Coordinates: 44.52571°, -110.83795°)
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