Mud Volcanoes Galore!

May 1, 2010 at the Salton Sea

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SLIDE 1

These mud volcanoes are close to the southeastern shore of the Salton Sea, near Niland, California.

They are a curiosity of Nature, always changing, never the same, and often loud.

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SLIDE 2

Mud volcanoes differ in size and shape, and vary in level of activity.

Yet, they share a common purpose: to excrete solids, liquids, and gases originating several kilometers deep into the Earth's crust.

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Mud volcanoes occur where heavier fractured rocks lie on top of lighter sedimentary saline formations.

Their activity may be affected by strong seismic motions.

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Text: Victor M. Ponce

Camera: Juan Villaseñor

Editor: Flor Pérez

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