To me some of the most visually interesting photos taken show the effects of erosion.
To help scientists with their research, astronauts have photographed the Grand Canyon--a prime example of erosion effects--from the International Space Station:
As an aside, NASA has a site devoted to Landsat (image gallery here), as well. According to the about page,
A search on "grand canyon erosion" at Google Images yielded many eye-catching photos. Here is a sampling of what came up.
Carl Zimmer at Phenomena, a science salon hosted by National Geographic, states that the Grand Canyon is 17 million years old.
-- Marge
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| Erosion, photo origin unknown (a web favorite) |
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To help scientists with their research, astronauts have photographed the Grand Canyon--a prime example of erosion effects--from the International Space Station:
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| NASA, Grand Canyon , Daily Mail |
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As an aside, NASA has a site devoted to Landsat (image gallery here), as well. According to the about page,
The Landsat program offers the longest continuous global record of the Earth’s surface; it continues to deliver visually stunning and scientifically valuable images of our planet.
A search on "grand canyon erosion" at Google Images yielded many eye-catching photos. Here is a sampling of what came up.
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| Grand Canyon striation, Protocol Architecture |
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| Ancient site exposed by erosion, National Park Service (NPS) |
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| Justin Black, Emergent#1, Yelp |
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Carl Zimmer at Phenomena, a science salon hosted by National Geographic, states that the Grand Canyon is 17 million years old.
-- Marge
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