The Socorro Magma Body – The Next Big Thing?

Desert sky over Socorro County, NM. http://www.socorronm.org/things-to-do-in-socorro-new-mexico/

The Rio Grande Rift in New Mexico is a failed rift in North America, a rift that did not complete the separation of North America and the growth of a new sea between the two sides.

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Valles Caldera – Jemez Mountains

A view from the southeast to the northwest across the Valle Grande and Redondo Peak. Image: from 2011 Nature article.