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Credit & Copyright: Wally Pacholka
(TWAN)
Explanation:
Was Devil's Tower once an explosive volcano?
Famous for its appearance in films such as
Close Encounters, the origin of
Devil's Tower in
Wyoming,
USA is still debated, with a leading hypothesis holding that it is
a hardened lava plume that probably never reached the surface to become a
volcano.
The lighter rock that once surrounded the dense
volcanic neck
has now eroded away, leaving the dramatic tower.
High above, the central band of the Milky Way galaxy arches across the sky.
Many notable sky objects are
visible, including dark strands of the
Pipe Nebula and the reddish
Lagoon Nebula to the tower's right.
Green grass and trees line the foreground, while moon-illuminated clouds appear near
the horizon to
the tower's left.
Unlike many other international landmarks, mountaineers are permitted to climb
Devil's Tower.
Note:
An APOD editor will review great space images this Saturday night at Ft. Wilkins,
Michigan.
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A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Milky Way
Publications with words: Milky Way
See also:
- APOD: 2025 May 20 B Milky Way over Maunakea
- APOD: 2025 May 13 B Gaia Reconstructs a Top View of our Galaxy
- APOD: 2025 May 12 B Gaia Reconstructs a Side View of our Galaxy
- Galaxies in Space
- APOD: 2025 February 9 B Milky Way over the Australian Pinnacles
- APOD: 2024 November 24 B Journey to the Center of the Galaxy
- APOD: 2024 November 5 B Milky Way over Easter Island