File:Chao dacite domes.jpg
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English: Viscous (or sticky), non-explosive flows produce distinctive landforms known as lava domes. These circular mounds form as lava slowly oozes from a vent and piles up on itself over time. Lava domes tend to have steep, cliff-like fronts at their leading edge and wrinkle-like pressure ridges on their surfaces.
The Chao dacite is a type of lava dome known as a coulée. These elongated flow structures form when highly-viscous lavas flow onto steep surfaces. |
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| Date | acquired May 13, 2013 | |||||
| Source | http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=82424 | |||||
| Author | NASA Earth Observatory images by Robert Simmon, using Landsat 8 data from the USGS Earth Explorer | |||||
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