Comet Geyser Explained

Comet Geyser
Photo Width:240
Location:Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming
Coordinates:44.4702°N -110.8444°W[1]
Elevation:7336feet
Hot Spring Type:Cone geyser
Height:< 6feet
Duration:Constant
Temperature:88.5C

Comet Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.

Comet Geyser is part of the Daisy Group which includes Daisy Geyser, Splendid Geyser and Brilliant Pool. As opposed to the other features in this group, Comet erupts almost continuously. Every few minutes it surges to a height of .[2] This constant eruption has led to it having the biggest sinter cone of any of the geysers in this group.[3]

Comet might be interconnected with Daisy and Splendid Geysers, albeit to a lesser degree than Brilliant Pool. After an eruption of Splendid and sometimes after Daisy, the action of Comet slows but quickly returns to its normal level.[2]

Comet Geyser was named by the Hague Party in 1904.[4]

Notes and References

  1. 9036 . Comet Geyser.
  2. Web site: Comet Geyser . Geyser Observation and Study Association (GOSA) .
  3. Web site: Comet Geyser . Old Faithful Area Tour . National Park Service.
  4. Book: Bauer, Clyde Max . Yellowstone Geysers . Yellowstone Park, Wyoming . Haynes . 1947 . 1517713.