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.
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 26954
Lat/Long: 44.52571, -110.83795 (Coordinates: 44° 31' 32.56" N, 110° 50' 16.62" W)
Format: Digital 3:2
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 26954
Lat/Long: 44.52571, -110.83795 (Coordinates: 44° 31' 32.56" N, 110° 50' 16.62" W)
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: bacteria, bacteria mat, environment, geothermal, grand prismatic spring, midway geyser basin, national park, nature, outdoors, outside, scene, scenery, scenic, spring, wyoming, yellowstone, yellowstone national park
Categories:
- Gallery > New Work August 2011
- Gallery > Yellowstone National Park
- Location > Protected Threatened and Significant Places > National Parks > Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming) > Geothermal Features > Spring > Grand Prismatic Spring
- Location > Protected Threatened and Significant Places > World Heritage Sites > Yellowstone National Park (USA)
- Location > USA > Wyoming > Yellowstone National Park
- Natural World > Geothermal Features > Spring
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