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  Porcelain Basin
at Norris Geyser Basin
 

 

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Porcelain Basin was named for the whitish rock-sheet that pulsates from the pressure of steam and boiling water beneath them.  A number of geysers and other features here have been born suddenly in small hydrothermal explosions.  Some features are ephemeral, their activity lasting a few hours, days, or weeks.  A few others have become relatively permanent fixtures in the scene.

 

 
Map showing location where panorama was taken.