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Chilean Volcanoes
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Chilean Volcanoes

Image Details
Collection Earth as Art
Description On the border between Chile and the Catamarca province of Argentina lies a vast field of currently dormant volcanoes. Over time, these volcanoes have laid down a crust of magma roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) thick. It is tinged with a patina of various colors that can indicate both the age and mineral content of the original lava flows.
Date Acquired May 1st, 1999
Source Landsat 7
Scale 1"= 3.0 miles(4.9km)
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