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- The rare eruption sent steam and water 20 to 30 feet into the air.
- The last time Ear Spring broke was in 2004.
- The eruption accompanied several days of new thermal activity, including erupting vents splashing sidewalks and surface fractures.
A dormant hot spring in Wyoming's famous Yellowstone National Park woke up this week and burst only for the fourth time in 60 years.
The auditory source on Yellowstone's Geyser Hill is one of dozens of geysers, pools, and hot springs in the park's upper geyser basin. Located right in front of the Firehole River's most famous geyser park, Old Faithful, the Spring Ear erupted on Saturday, September 15th for the first time since 2004., according to a press release.
The eruption of the hot spring named because its shape resembles a human ear sent steam and water from 20 to 30 feet in the air, a height never reached since 1957, said the Park spokesman Neal Herbert at Associated Press.
After the initial eruption, the spring continued to explode to an almost constant height of about 2 feet, Herbert added.
The eruption accompanied several days of new thermal activity, including erupting vents splashing the sidewalks and surface fractures, forcing the park to close footbridges, according to the press release.
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The park said this does not indicate imminent volcanic activity with the supervolcan located under Yellowstone.
In March, Steamboat Geyser, the world's largest active geyser, began to explode for the first time since 2014. Geyser eruptions can reach heights of 300 to 400 feet. On Monday, it erupted for the 19th time this year.
In comparison, the Old Faithful eruptions have an average size of 130 feet, also said the AP.
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