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Pâclele Mari | Crater of mud volcano

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Mud volcanoes are associated to exhalations of gas - mainly methane - mobilizing water and fine sediments in the Earth's crust which are transported to the surface under pressure and produce eruptions of mud. The result are volcano-like hills formed by numerous mud flows out of a central crater, and entire landscapes of finally dry mud.

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on Thursday 3 May 2018 by Martin Mergili
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mud volcano
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1940 visits, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED license