Alien planet


These landscapes are out of this world! They may look like scenes from a science fiction film, but these panoramas are in fact from our present-day planet. Thanks to plenty of salt minerals and heavy elements in the soil, the Dallol volcano in Ethiopia produces brilliantly colored pools of water at the top of its caldera. And, as if to add greater effect to the already stunning sights, the volcano stands apart from the salt plains around it like an island. This hotspot was created through phreatomagmatic eruptions caused by magma interacting with water, and was further altered due to the presence of salt water. (Caters News)

Photography by Francisco Pandolfo

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