Yearly Archives: 2008

Geopuzzle #12

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Chris Rowan

This is not so much a puzzle as a mystery, in that I’m not entirely sure myself what this is: I do have a guess, of course, but I’ll be interested to see what all you clever folk think. Here’s … Continue reading →

Categories: geology, geopuzzling

The slow death of a sedimentary basin

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Time catches up with us all – even rocks…
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Categories: deep time, geology, tectonics

Earthquake in Iceland

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Chris Rowan

In which we fail to falsify plate tectonics
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Categories: earthquakes, geology, tectonics

Notables and linkables

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Good news, everbody! It seems that the continuing growth of the geoblogosphere is starting to get noticed, with articles in both the AAPG Explorer and Geotimes, who together appear to have interviewed a good number of us. I’m quoted in … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, bloggery, geohazards, public science

Coolest. Image. Ever.

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Chris Rowan

You’ve seen Phoenix descending in close-up, but have you seen the wide-view?
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Categories: planets