"Ubehebe Crater is the result of a steam explosion that resulted when rising magma flash evaporated water underneath the surface, creating a strange landscape of blasted rock."
Ubehebe Crater, Death Valley National Park
![A large crater of red and black rock under a blue sky at Death Valley National Park](https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/sites/default/files/styles/panopoly_image_full/public/photos/potw/deva_nps_ubehebe_crater.jpg?itok=FmwDcaD0)
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Thursday, April 6, 2023
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