On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens experienced a major eruption, darkening the skies in Eastern Washington as ash drifted east in the wind pattern.

Here’s a look back at my grandparents experience from the Tri-Cities area:

https://ingallswx.com/2018/01/30/first-hand-accounts-of-mount-st-helens-1980-eruption/

#Washington #geology #volcano #history

First hand accounts of Mount St. Helens’ 1980 eruption

Author’s Note: This part of a weekly series on geology for a class I am taking this semester at BYU-Idaho. This week’s prompt required students to interview somebody who had firsthand experience wi…

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Why is Methane Seeping on Mars?

The most surprising revelation from NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover — that methane is seeping from the surface of Gale Crater — has scientists scratching their heads.

https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/planets/mars/why-is-methane-seeping-on-mars-nasa-scientists-have-new-ideas/

#Mars #curiosity #rover #methane #GaleCrater #geology #geophysics #regolith #soil #salt #chemistry #astrodon #space #science #STEM

Why is Methane Seeping on Mars? NASA Scientists Have New Ideas - NASA Science

The most surprising revelation from NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover — that methane is seeping from the surface of Gale Crater — has scientists scratching their heads. Living creatures produce most of the methane on Earth.

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Where I woke up yesterday morning.

#Desert #Geology #Landscape

Nice little canyon I'm camped next to this evening.

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