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Geology Picture of the Week, January 18-24, 2009: Porcupine Gorge, Australia
NASA Earth Observatory ^ | January 18, 2009 | NASA

Posted on 01/21/2009 8:24:33 PM PST by cogitator

Click the source link to see the article (and a link to a larger version) of this picture:

Here's a ground-level view of a portion, looking a lot like a vegetated version of the Goosenecks of Utah (click for full-size):



TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Education; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: australia; erosion; gorge; lava
Sinuous.
1 posted on 01/21/2009 8:24:34 PM PST by cogitator
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2 posted on 01/21/2009 8:25:55 PM PST by cogitator
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To: cogitator

The dried out creek bed of Porcupine Gorge and Pyramid Rock in the early morning light.

3 posted on 01/21/2009 8:59:26 PM PST by JoeProBono ("Creative License. Take as much as you want.")
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Just beautiful.


4 posted on 01/21/2009 9:06:43 PM PST by Ciexyz (Downloaded Ann Coulter's "Guilty" to my Amazon Kindle for $9.99 - 67% discount.)
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There are some really nice places to see around Mexican Hat, one of my favorites is.


5 posted on 01/21/2009 9:12:50 PM PST by Mike Darancette (0 parties while the economy burns.)
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To: cogitator
Porcupine Gorge, Australia


6 posted on 01/21/2009 10:23:43 PM PST by JoeProBono ("Creative License. Take as much as you want.")
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