Prof. Marco Martins-Ferreira

Passionate Geologist, professor and researcher. Deep-time traveler. Needs to know the history and functioning of Planet Earth. (Dad)²

[Prof. Marco Martins-Ferreira @GeologyMarco]

I have set a back-and-forth animation on Sand Dune field migration in 1/3 of a century (#COVIDー19 #Isolation fun).
Quite fast advance, nearly 1 km in only 32 years.
Where? Lençois Maranhenses, Northern Brazil.
Source: Google Earth #geology #Earth #dunes

[Latest in space @latestinspace]

BREAKING 🚨: An iceberg the size of London has broken off the Antarctic ice shelf

[Prof. Marco Martins-Ferreira @GeologyMarco]

Lava rivers can flow quite fast. 😱

[Wonder of Science @wonderofscience]

This is not a time-lapse video. Amazing footage of a river of lava moving at an incredible speed captured by photographer Ken Boyer.

[Prof. Marco Martins-Ferreira @GeologyMarco]

@DOverview Great work! You can include a horizntal scale to improve it.

[Prof. Marco Martins-Ferreira @GeologyMarco]

@DOverview https://t.co/q01DyWeovM

[Prof. Marco Martins-Ferreira @GeologyMarco]

I have set a back-and-forth animation on Sand Dune field migration in 1/3 of a century (#COVIDー19 #Isolation fun).
Quite fast advance, nearly 1 km in only 32 years.
Where? Lençois Maranhenses, Northern Brazil.
Source: Google Earth #geology #Earth #dunes

[Prof. Marco Martins-Ferreira @GeologyMarco]

@WGCG_UK Just beautifull!

[Peter Betts @PeterBetts8]

How good is geology? Every day of every year for billions of years!

Paria wilderness, Utah USA

Source: Bernhard Edmaier #HowGoodIsGeology

[Prof. Marco Martins-Ferreira @GeologyMarco]

The surface expression of Salt Domes can be quite astonishing. #Geology
These are from IRAN, east of the Kavir National Park.
Read more about Salt Domes at: https://t.co/bBeNQrKrwP

[Prof. Marco Martins-Ferreira @GeologyMarco]

Planet Earth is not a passive cold sphere! On the contrary...

[Prof. Marco Martins-Ferreira @GeologyMarco]

Beautifull eye-looking mud volcano in Russia. How great is geology.

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

An amazing natural phenomenon called a mud volcano that looks like a giant human eye picked up on Sakhalin Island in eastern Russia.

#archaeohistories

[Prof. Marco Martins-Ferreira @GeologyMarco]

OMG

[Peter Betts @PeterBetts8]

How good is geology? Every day of every year for billions of years!

Massif des Diablerets, Switzerland.

Source: Bernhard Edmaier #HowGoodIsGeology

[Ulrich Küppers @Ulli_Bua]

Amazing footage of a shallow submarine eruption. The base of the plume is locally dark due to ash and lapilli that quickly sediment out.
The thermal potential created the white steam plume buoyantly rising several kilometres.

[Prof. Marco Martins-Ferreira @GeologyMarco]

Merry Seismic Christmas!

[Mark Tingay @CriticalStress_]

Wishing all my followers a Merry Mud Volcano Christmas!

The chambers of mud underneath mud volcanoes are often referred to as having a 'Christmas tree' shape - and you can see why!

(Note: I've used a lot of license in this very poor & stylised interpretation!)

Thread...

[EGU TS Division @EGU_TS]

Guess the history 😝 can you solve this fold-problem?

[Prof. Marco Martins-Ferreira @GeologyMarco]

@INGeoSurvey Thank you for sharing. I collect those... must have a wide variety not to repeat with the students.

[Ben Ireland (@benirevolc.bsky.social) @BensVolcanology]

Amazing to see how quickly erosion and deposition have lead to the formation of beaches and the edge of the new lava deltas on #LaPalma!

[Peter Betts @PeterBetts8]

How good is geology? Every day of every year for billions of years! Soudan, Minnesota. #HowGoodIsGeology

Source: Daniel J Hein

[Geology Tweets @GeologyTime]

Huge fluorite cube from the Denton mine with raspberry zoning.
photo: Creighton Beery

#mineeals

[Prof. Marco Martins-Ferreira @GeologyMarco]

Amazing records of sand dunes are preserved in #Arizona, USA. These dunes were active and moving more than 250 million years ago, and we can observe them now. #Geology allows us to #timetravel.

[Prof. Marco Martins-Ferreira @GeologyMarco]

@riquelfer Will remember that! Thanks for the feedback Fernando!

[Prof. Marco Martins-Ferreira @GeologyMarco]

Amazing Columnar Joint Canyon in Iceland #Geology

[Prof. Marco Martins-Ferreira @GeologyMarco]

Would love to visit one day
Unirea Salt Mine, Slanic Prahova, Romania