Category Archives: geology

A Martian Giant’s Causeway

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Chris Rowan

HiRISE snaps columnar basalts that show signs of being water cooled.
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Categories: geology, paper reviews, planets, volcanoes

The Virtual Microscope

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Chris Rowan

I’ve just been sent this link to a virtual microscope set up by the Open University’s Knowledge Media Insitute. The petrological microscope is especially nifty; not only can you pan and zoom, but you can also switch between plane polarised … Continue reading →

Categories: geology

Is the Earth’s magnetic field about to flip?

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Chris Rowan

No-one knows – but I wouldn’t hold your breath
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Categories: basics, geology, geophysics, palaeomagic, paper reviews

Learn about our planet – it’s the only one we’ve got

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Chris Rowan

Whilst we’re on the subject of listening to what geology can teach us, Grrlscientist has uncovered a pretty cool video, entitled ‘Why Geology?’, from the American Geological Institute. There’s something that might be a magnetometer hidden in there somewhere – … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery, geology, links, public science