What planet is this?

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This was taken at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park. Most of the springs here are dried up, and it truly looks like the landscape of a different planet. The trees actually drink in the calcified water (the hot water percolates up through limestone and brings the calcium to the top, creating travertine), and turns white.

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