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Detailed explanation-1: -The Dallol Geothermal Area, Northern Afar (Ethiopia)-An Exceptional Planetary Field Analog on Earth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dallol is located in the Danakil Depression in the northern part of the Afar triangle of Ethiopia. The volcano is on the NNW trending Erta Ale axial, a rift segment that hosts a number of active volcanoes, including Erta Ale, itself the host of a perennial lava lake.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dallol is a unique, terrestrial hydrothermal system around a cinder cone volcano in the Danakil Depression, northeast of the Erta Ale Range in Ethiopia. It is known for its unearthly colors and mineral patterns, and the very acidic fluids that discharge from its hydrothermal springs.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Danakil Depression is a desert area in the Afar region of northeastern Ethiopia, north of the Great Rift Valley that is widely known locally as the Dallol depression. This is both the hottest region on earth averaged year round and one of the most geologically active.

Detailed explanation-5: -Dallol, a lava lake that is 116 metre below sea level is the lowest point on Earth and situated in the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia.