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Will Symons

HISTORICAL FACTS: Scientists discover underground eruption stopping magma cap beneath yellowstone national park - The Untold Story

Yellowstone springs.

Scientists at Yellowstone National Park have uncovered a large, underground magma cap that is likely crucial to containing one of Earth's largest volcanic systems.

Hidden 2.4 miles (3.8km) beneath Yellowstone's northeast caldera, the cap acts as a lid for the intense heat and pressure below it, which could otherwise cause large-scale eruptions.

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