Paria Canyon, Utah Sept 2020
I still have yet to figure out why this mountain is rainbow π³I also may or may not have 12 jars of this sediment on my mantle
Today's UG researcher is @anna_himelstein! Anna is a junior in @WVUGeology looking at rheomorphic textures in ignimbrites. Anna photographs hand samples and then traces the rotated clasts in inkscape. Her goal is to find the degree of rotation!
There are some rock faces that are simply spectacular, including this rock face in Saltstraumen, near BodΓΈ in northern Norway, result of the so called Caledonian Orogeny, happened about 490 β 390 million years ago https://t.co/JPTQtqFmMn
Here are a couple of the last looks at my seismometer before I put on its cover. From the peace and quiet of its dome, this elegant little partner of mine will really be able to get in touch with the heartbeat of #Mars.