Yellowstone Magma Chamber Map – Geophysicist chuck wicks of the usgs released the map, demonstrating movement surrounding the volcano’s caldera. The plume travels down around 465 miles northwest into montana. 07:34, mon, jan 10, 2022 | updated: The deeper magma storage region extends from 20 to 50 km depth.
Yellowstone Magma Chamber Map
When it did, it left behind a caldera, a landform created by the inward collapse of a volcano's peak. This is how the magma chambers under the yellowstone volcano caldera was determined.
Yellowstone Magma Chamber Map Yellowstone Caldera | National Geographic Society
Yellowstone national park is home to a supervolcano, a volcano capable of ejecting more than 1,000 cubic kilometers (240 cubic miles) of material.
07:34, mon, jan 10, 2022 | updated:
Geophysicist chuck wicks of the usgs released the map, demonstrating movement surrounding the volcano’s caldera.
But now they have found a deeper one, 4.5 times larger, that sits between 20 and 50 kilometers below the surface.
Map of the magma chamber beneath the yellowstone caldera.