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Earth's Extremes

35 Places on Earth So Extreme They Seem Like Another Planet

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Ethiopia's Dallol volcano looks like a neon yellow alien landscape.

Ethiopia's Dallol volcano looks like a neon yellow alien landscape.

The vibrant sulfur springs of Dallol.

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This is the hottest inhabited place on Earth, featuring toxic acid ponds. The landscape is colored by sulfur, iron, and salt deposits.

"Average daily temperatures often exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit."

Microbes here live in conditions so acidic they mimic early Mars environments.

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