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McCartys Lava Flow in New Mexico stretch nearly 31 miles (50 kilometers), making them among the longest in the world. Here, vegetation appears in red, and lava is black. Only about 3,000 years old, these flows are the youngest such features in North America. 

(Landsat 7 satellite, April 2000)

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McCartys Lava Flow

Courtesy National Air and Space Museum


 

 


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