Kipuka, Craters of the Moon

By Richard Chasey, posted on October 19th, 2009 in Earth Observation

Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory

This “kipuka” in Craters of the Moon National Monument is an area of undisturbed grassland surrounded by a lava flow.

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