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Imaggeo on Mondays: Torres del Paine

View of Torres del Paine granite intruded by vertical dikes, flanked by moraines, reflected in the proglacial lake. Image by Simon Gascoin, distributed by EGU under a Creative Commons licence. Imaggeo is the online open access geosciences image repository of the European Geosciences Union. Every geoscientist who is an amateur photographer (but also other people) can submit their images to this rep ...[Read More]

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Imaggeo on Mondays: Rhosilli Beach

An image of Rhosilli beach in Gower, Swansea, Wales. Image by Jorge Mataix-Solera, distributed by EGU under a Creative Commons licence. Imaggeo is the online open access geosciences image repository of the European Geosciences Union. Every geoscientist who is an amateur photographer (but also other people) can submit their images to this repository. Being open access, it can be used by scientists ...[Read More]

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Imaggeo on Mondays: Water Angel

A “water angel” seems to appear in the upper part of the Trift Glacier Lake in the Swiss Alps. This image was a finalist in the EGU GA 2011 Photo Competition. Image by Romain Schläppy, distributed by EGU under a Creative Commons licence. Imaggeo is the online open access geosciences image repository of the European Geosciences Union. Every geoscientist who is an amateur photographer (b ...[Read More]

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Imaggeo on Mondays: Carboniferous arachnid

A 3D reconstruction of the 312 million year old arachnid Eophrynus prestvicii, from a CT scan of the fossil. Arachnids such as this – members of the Trigonotarbida – were amongst the first terrestrial predators. This image was one of the finalists in the EGU GA 2011 Photo Competition. To find out more about this image, see Friday’s post: 3D reconstructions of ancient arachnids. I ...[Read More]

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Imaggeo on Mondays: Flow

Image by Jose Julian Esteben, distributed by EGU under a Creative Commons licence. This image was awarded second place in the EGU GA 2011 Photo Competition. Imaggeo is the online open access geosciences image repository of the European Geosciences Union. Every geoscientist who is an amateur photographer (but also other people) can submit their images to this repository. Being open access, it can b ...[Read More]

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Imaggeo on Mondays: Geysir

Geysir (from which the English word, geyser, is derived) in the Haukadalur valley, Iceland. The photograph was taken just before the geyser you can see the air bubbles rushing towards the surface within the mounting dome of water. This image was voted the winner of the EGU GA 2011 Photo Competition. Image by James Levine, distributed by EGU under a Creative Commons licence. Imaggeo is the online o ...[Read More]

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Imaggeo on Mondays: Taken by the Wind

Taken in Zion National Park, USA. Image by Marina Manea, distributed by EGU under a Creative Commons licence. Imaggeo is the online open access geosciences image repository of the European Geosciences Union. Every geoscientist who is an amateur photographer (but also other people) can submit their images to this repository. Being open access, it can be used by scientists for their presentations or ...[Read More]

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Imaggeo on Mondays: Loose Tooth Rift

A helicopter view of the actively growing “Loose Tooth” rift system near the edge of the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica; this branch of the rift was over 20 km long when the photo was taken on 31 December 2006. Photo Credit: James Behrens. Image submitted by John Orcutt, distributed by EGU under a Creative Commons Licence. Imaggeo is the online open access geosciences image repositor ...[Read More]

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Imaggeo on Mondays: Salt Lake of Salt Dame of Qum

Image by Saeed Jabbari Boukani, distributed by EGU under a Creative Commons licence. The Qom salt dome is located at 25 km northwest of Qom city and to the north of the main Saveh-Qom road. Its structural position is in the western of Alborz anticlinal system of the Qom Alborz range and approximately which is of Mio-Pliocene age. It has a regular gentle morphological shape. It covers an area about ...[Read More]

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Imaggeo on Mondays: Grand Prismatic Spring

Detail of the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park. Imaggeo is the online open access geosciences image repository of the European Geosciences Union. Every geoscientist who is an amateur photographer (but also other people) can submit their images to this repository. Being open access, it can be used by scientists for their presentations or publications as well as by the press. If y ...[Read More]