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Eruptions along the North American Plate and Yellowstone hotspot

Eruptions along the North American Plate and Yellowstone hotspot

The North American Plate has slowly moved westward over an active magma chamber, leaving a trail of past eruptions on the landscape. The hot spot now lies beneath Yellowstone Park. (Illustration by Eric S. Taylor, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/exploring-the-hot-spot-beneath-yellowstone-park/

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