Marius A is an ~15 km diameter crater (12.58 deg N, 46.05 deg W) located within Mare Insularum. The Featured Image shows basalt layering partially covered by streaks of granular material that slid ...

Young Earth’s molten lava ocean was layered like a pudding cake, according to a study published today (Nov. 6) in the journal Nature. Researchers think the Earth's first millennia were spent covered ...

Layers of volcanic rock in eastern Oregon, the Willamette Valley and the Columbia Basin have created fertile soil for farming and ranching, but in the future it could provide fruitful ground for a ...

This video presents Hengifoss Waterfall in Iceland, captured in 4K. Featuring basalt rock layers, cascading water, and surrounding landscapes with aerial footage, background music, and no narration.

An international team of researchers unearthed the previously unknown form of basalt after drilling through the Pacific ocean floor. Peridotite is composed mostly of greenish magnesium-iron-silicate ...

On a special beach outside of Nanaimo, B.C., 200 million years are missing from the rock record. Much of Vancouver Island is covered by a layer of 230-million-year-old basalt, but erosion at select ...