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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 Lechuguilla cave Carlsbad caverns national park,NM Hydrogen sulfide gas bubbled up from nearby oil reservoirs deep in the ground. The hydrogen sulfide released by the uplifting of the surrounding mountains, which created deep cracks in the earth over the oil reservoirs. A chemical reaction between the hydrogen sulfide gas and the oxygen molecules in the groundwater created sulfuric acid. The sulfuric acid ate through the layers of limestone underground, leaving open cracks and caves tap and hold to change this title text! It is the deepest cave in the USA at a depth of 1604 feet. The cave is named after the agave lechuguilla which is a plant found in Chihuahuan and Sonoran desert; the agave lechuguilla is found at the caves entrance. tap and hold to change this header text! Organism: Lithoautotroph a lithoautotroph is a rare germ which derives energy from deceased compounds of mineral elements.The bacteria eats parts from minerals in the cave. Soda straws grow in places where water leaches slowly through cracks in rock, such as on the roofs of caves. A soda straw can turn into a stalactite if the hole at the bottom is blocked, or if the water begins flowing on the outside surface of the hollow tube Get a flight to the Carlsbad airport then follow this link: https://www.google.co m/maps/dir/CarlsbadA irport,Terminal Drive, Carlsbad, NM/Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico/@32.2516675,- 104.4026626,11z/data =!4m8!4m7!1m2!1m1!1 s0x86e37f4768568ddf: 0xbe283a9d7901ec7b! 1m2!1m1!1s0x86e3791 3c4b8d75b:0x6ed43df7 bd3bb2bd!3e0 In Carlsbad caverns national park you can guide yourself through the caves or have someone who works there guide you. At sunset you could do their bat flight program and watch Brazilian or Mexican bats fly by. You could watch the stars at night too. You can see the Milky Way from there. SOLUTION CAVE http://en.m.wikipedia.o rg/wiki/Lithoautotrophhttp://www.nps.gov/c ave/learn/nature/lech uguilla_cave.htmhttp://www.nps.gov/c ave/index.htm Anita Hoffman
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