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Prismatic Patterns.

Grand Prismatic Hot Spring in Yellowstone grow different types of bacteria and organisms depending on the temperature and thus creative different colors. the first ring of color is yellow, thanks to cyanobacteria called Synechococcus. The temperature of this yellow band is about 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

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Uploaded on February 4, 2018
Taken on October 12, 2017