Pictures of Mud Pots and Mud Volcanoes in the Salton Trough Area. All photos by David K. Lynch and all photos copyrighted. Permission to use must be obtained from David Lynch.
Lynch, David K. and Kenneth W. Hudnut "The Wister Mud Pot Lineament: Southeastward Extension or Abandoned Strand of the San Andreas Fault?" Bull. Seismol. Soc. Amer. 98, No. 4, 1720-1729 (2008) (PDF)Figures from this paper
Dr. Kenneth Hudnut of the USGS examining a mud pot.
Dr. Kenneth Hudnut and Adolfo Hernandez in a field of mud pots and mud volcanoes.
Dr. Kenneth Hudnut studying a mud volcano.