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The Hidden Volcano Field Beneath New Mexico's Desert

The Hidden Volcano Field Beneath New Mexico’s Desert

Gargi Chakravorty

Beneath the seemingly barren landscape of New Mexico’s high desert lies one of North America’s most intriguing geological secrets. You might drive across this terrain and see nothing but rolling hills, ancient mesas, and scattered scrub vegetation. Yet below your feet stretches an extensive network of volcanic features that tells a remarkable story spanning millions ...