UK Daily Mail
April 12, 2011
The gigantic underground plume of hot and partly molten rock that feeds the world’s largest super-volcano is even bigger than previously thought, according to a new study.
Scientists made the first large-scale picture of the electrical conductivity in the Yellowstone National Park plume and discovered that it appears larger than in earlier images made with earthquake waves.
Researcher Professor Robert Smith, from the University of Utah, said: ‘It’s a totally new and different way of imaging and looking at the volcanic roots of Yellowstone.’
This article was posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 5:40 am