In my view, I think it’s the hydrothermal system of Dallol.
I gotta shout out to Michael Stevens of Vsauce, who probably has the most thorough answer to this question since he considers the matter from many standpoints, such as environment conditions by objective and human factors, social instability, etc. You can check out is his video down below.
Located in the Danakil Depression, northeast of the Erta Ale Range in Ethiopia, Dallol is a hydrothermal field rather than an open lava lake.
The colorful hydrothermal pools and terraces of Dallol. Due to the changing
In my view, I think it’s the hydrothermal system of Dallol.
I gotta shout out to Michael Stevens of Vsauce, who probably has the most thorough answer to this question since he considers the matter from many standpoints, such as environment conditions by objective and human factors, social instability, etc. You can check out is his video down below.
Located in the Danakil Depression, northeast of the Erta Ale Range in Ethiopia, Dallol is a hydrothermal field rather than an open lava lake.
The colorful hydrothermal pools and terraces of Dallol. Due to the changing oxidation of inorganic iron, the site's colors fluctuate from white and light green to yellow, orange, and red. (Image: Wikipedia)
Within its parent range – the Danakil Depression – which covers a large area of about 100,000 square kilometers, this is the most arid terrain in the world. The average temperature here can reach up to 120 degrees F (50 degrees C,) plus its pH level, extreme salinity conditions, lack of oxygen, there is no life in Dallol.
The pond of bright colors smells like rotten eggs.
Temporary geysers produce cones of salt. (Image: Wikipedia)
Despite its extreme conditions, you can still visit the hydrothermal field. Tourism in this area has become more accessible after the Ethiopian government signed a peace treaty with Eritrea in 2018.
A tourguide walking on the hydrothermal field of Dallon. (Image: Wikipedia)
Disclamer: I don't any of these imamges.
The Aiken Spring is 647 meters deep and belongs to the Gobi Desert, China. Water from the spring is constantly overflowing with a high degree of sulfur, making the land around can't grow a single blade of grass.
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The Aiken Spring is 647 meters deep and belongs to the Gobi Desert, China. Water from the spring is constantly overflowing with a high degree of sulfur, making the land around can't grow a single blade of grass.
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I don’t know what is the most dangerous place on earth, in terms of landscape, but I had to chime in to say, when one considers the many, many regions and landscapes that are certain death to humans (acid pools in Yellowstone, getting lost in the Sahara desert, trying to surface too quickly from a deep dive in water, trying to reach the summit of Mt. Everest, Natron Lake, Antarctica, etc.,) I shudder to grasp how anyone seriously thinks we humans could possibly live on Mars.
While we are earthlings who can live in select areas of this planet earth, we simply do not have the constitution to live
I don’t know what is the most dangerous place on earth, in terms of landscape, but I had to chime in to say, when one considers the many, many regions and landscapes that are certain death to humans (acid pools in Yellowstone, getting lost in the Sahara desert, trying to surface too quickly from a deep dive in water, trying to reach the summit of Mt. Everest, Natron Lake, Antarctica, etc.,) I shudder to grasp how anyone seriously thinks we humans could possibly live on Mars.
While we are earthlings who can live in select areas of this planet earth, we simply do not have the constitution to live in every environment right here on our home planet.
I often suggest to people that if they have the ability to swim across the Atlantic, walk across the Sahara and through the Middle East to Everest, and then climb it, all in the same bathing suit, THEN we have an idea approaching what Mars has waiting for us.
Good luck.
Antarctica. It’s the reason no country has tried to colonize it.
Lake Natron is impressive. I vote for the active lava flows on the islands of Hawaii, or perhaps volcanoes in Iceland.