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Description: The forested slope in the foreground is part of the Big Lava Bed, a 0.9 cu km lava flow erupted from the cinder cone in the background about 8200 years ago. The lava flow traveled 13 km from the source crater and is the youngest feature of the Indian Heaven volcanic field.
Title: Big Lava Bed
Credit: http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1201-07-&volpage=photos&photo=029054
Author: Lee Siebert (Smithsonian Institution)
Permission: This image or file is a work of a Smithsonian Institution employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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