Located about a 3-hour, 45-minute drive from San Francisco, Lassen Volcanic National Park is home to all four types of volcanoes found worldwide: shield, composite, cinder cone and plug dome.

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NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter captures one of the Red Planet's biggest volcanoes peeking over clouds at dawn. A bit after sunrise on June 6, 2025, NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter saw one of ...

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