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Dying Star Creates Brand New Planet
#Atmosphere #Atmosphericscience #BlackCarbon #EarthScience #Fires #HumanDimensions #Humangeography #Naturalhazards
⏩ 1 new picture and 2 new videos from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=incategory%3A%22NASA+SVS+files+uploaded+by+OptimusPrimeBot%22&sort=create_timestamp_desc&ns6=1
Today's wonder: Tsingy de Bemaraha, Madagascar — a stone forest of razor-sharp limestone pinnacles rising tens of meters high.
Rain and groundwater dissolved these blades from ~200-million-year-old Late Jurassic marine limestone over millions of years. "Tsingy" means "where one cannot walk barefoot" in Malagasy — and it's a UNESCO World Heritage site. 🪨
Photo: Andy Maloney, public domain via Wikimedia Commons
#geology #earthscience
Today's wonder: Fly Geyser, Nevada — a geyser born by accident. In 1964, a geothermal test well drilled in the Black Rock Desert blew out, and mineral-rich hot water has gushed ever since. Dissolved calcium carbonate and silica precipitate into ever-growing travertine mounds, while heat-loving algae paint them vivid reds and greens. Nature keeps the fountain running. 📷: Wikimedia Commons / Ken Lund #geology #earthscience
Moon-Like Madagascar
A bright lens of anorthosite, a rock type prevalent on the lunar surface, is cradled within sheared rocks in the country’s south.Source: science.nasa.govArticle FocusDiscover the unique geological connection between Earth and the moon in southern Madagascar, where a bright lens of anorthosite, a rock type commonly found on the lunar surface, is cradled within sheared regional rocks.Related topics: Madagascar Geology, Anorthosite, Lunar Rocks.https://spaceops.wordpress.com/2026/10/06/moon-like-madagascar/