Yellowstone Lake

International Space Station 400 mm Photograph

Image credit: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov)

YELLOWSTONE LAKE 44.57N, 110.50W

The link is to the National Parks site describing the geology of Yellowstone.

SAMPLE #1

PUMICE POINT

TRAVERTINE

SAMPLE #1

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3X MAGNIFICATION (WHITE LINE = 1MM)

1X MAGNIFICATION (WHITE LINE = 1MM)

2X MAGNIFICATION (WHITE LINE = 1MM)

PUMICE POINT

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REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM

1X MAGNIFICATION (RED LINE = 1MM)

3X MAGNIFICATION (RED LINE = 1MM)

TRAVERTINE

ZERO MAGNIFICATION IMAGE

1X MAGNIFICATION (RED LINE = 1MM)

3X MAGNIFICATION (RED LINE = 1MM)

5X MAGNIFICATION (RED LINE = 1MM)

Return to Wyoming Sand to view high resolution versions of the 3X images. Click on the thumbnails under the Travertine sample to view those high resolution images. The travertine sample was loaned by a student at the Gates Intermediate School, Scituate, Massachusetts.