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Lacus Mortis / ˈ l eɪ k ə s ˈ m ɔːr t ɪ s / (Latin mortis, "Lake of Death" [1]) is a hexagonal-shaped plain of basaltic lava flows in the northeastern part of the Moon's near face. It was formed as a floor-fractured crater during the pre-Imbrian epoch, then flooded during the late Imbrian period. [2]
The main plot of the novel Free Fire written by C. J. Box centers on four murders that occur in the Zone of Death. A recurring plot device in the TV series Yellowstone concerns a location called the "Train Station", described as consisting of "no people, no law enforcement, no judge and jury of your peers, and no one living within a hundred ...
Following the Lake Nyos disaster, scientists investigated other African lakes to see if a similar phenomenon could happen elsewhere. In 2005, Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , 2,000 times larger than Lake Nyos, was also found to be supersaturated, and geologists found evidence that outgassing events around the lake happened ...
The lake is about 6 miles long, 3 miles across and is deep enough to kayak on, McClatchy News reported. Death Valley’s temporary lake is so deep, you can kayak on it — and some have. See it
Badwater Basin was once the site of the large ancient inland Lake Manly, which evaporated tens of thousands of years ago, leaving behind concentrated salt deposits. Stretching for 200 miles, the ...
A temporary lake formed in Death Valley National Park due to intense rain hitting California. Nature lovers took advantage of the rare event.
Shorelines of ancient Lake Manly are preserved in several parts of Death Valley, but nowhere is the record as clear as at Shoreline Butte. Several lakes have occupied Death Valley since the close of the Pleistocene epoch 10,000 years ago, but these younger lakes were quite shallow compared to Lake Manly (See Badwater and Devils Golf Course above).
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