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Vivid

Nikon Z5
Nikkor Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens
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#Photography #HotSpring #Travertine #MicrobialMats #Landscape #Nature #ColorYouCouldEatButItWouldBeBadForYourDigestiveTract #Yellowstone #Nikon #Z5
Vibrant geothermal landscape at Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone, featuring striking orange, brown, and blue mineral deposits with steam rising in the background and a forested hillside beyond; photographed with a Nikon Z5 and Nikkor Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens.
January 14, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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Two-tone Formations

Nikon Z5
24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens
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#Photography #Nature #HotSprings #MicrobialMats #Yellowstone #Nikon #Z5
Close-up of textured gray mineral formations and vivid orange thermal runoff at a geothermal site; photographed with a Nikon Z5 using a Nikkor Z 24–200mm f/4–6.3 VR lens.
December 31, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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Spring / Tracks

Nikon Z5
Nikkor Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens
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#Photography #HotSpring #Tracks #MicrobialMats #Landscape #Nature #Yellowstone #Nikon #Z5
Vividly colored Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, displaying orange and brown microbial mats in the foreground, transitioning to brilliant blue and green water with rising steam, backed by a forested hillside; photographed with a Nikon Z5 and Nikkor Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens.
January 13, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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Field work at #LakeFryxell in the #McMurdoDryValleys 🔬 diving under ice with surface supplied air in a paradise of #microbialmats 🦠 #B047
January 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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🧪🧫🧬🖥🦠 #MEEHubs2024
And such nostalgia to see the latest on viruses and bacterial communities of #MicrobialMats in Cuatrociénegas by Alejandro Miguel Cisneros Martínez from Valeria Souza's lab where I did my PhD!
January 10, 2024 at 8:47 AM
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High-temp terraces

Golden-brown microbial mats surround Grand Prismatic Spring in bright greens, reds, and yellows.

#GeothermalLandmarks #YellowstoneNationalPark #MicrobialMats

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February 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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...potentially be detected on other worlds. #MicrobialMats #Biosignatures #Extremophiles
May 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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...utilizing chemical energy from hydrothermal vents or other sources. Detecting such mats would require sophisticated subsurface exploration techniques. #Astrobiology #MicrobialMats #SubsurfaceOceans #IcyMoons #Europa #Enceladus #HydrothermalVents #Chemosynthesis #Extremophiles #MicrobialCommuni...
February 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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...celestial bodies. Studying these mats provides insights into the potential for microbial ecosystems to exist on other planets and how we might detect them. #Astrobiology #MicrobialMats #Extremophiles #MicrobialCommunities #Biofilms #Ecosystems #LifeDetection #PlanetaryHabitability #LayeredCom
January 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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High-temp terraces

Golden-brown tones, bright greens, reds & yellows surround Grand Prismatic Spring. Tiny, hardy critters thrive in 188°F water.

#YellowstoneNationalPark #MicrobialMats #HotSpringLandscapes

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August 17, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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High-temp terraces

Golden-brown tones surround the Grand Prismatic Spring, with bright greens, reds, and yellows during daylight.

#GrandPrismaticSpring #YellowstoneHotspots #MicrobialMats

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February 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM