This Thursday, February 18, NASA will attempt to land a large rover on the surface of Mars, after a seven month journey to the Red Planet.
Category: Rocks

Fall Into Zen with These Mesmerizing Sand Designs
Embracing your Zen is a good thing.
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Perfectly Reflected Swiss Landscapes
Rouven Maccario has created a series of beautiful images taking landscapes and creating mirror-image reflections.

Using Salvaged Granite, Sculptor Matt Byrd Creates Puzzle Piece Works of Art
We love the geometric forms and clean style of sculptor Matt Byrd.
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Hidden Beach at Islas Marietas in Mexico
The Marietas Islands in Mexico are outside of Puerta Vallarta, and are home to some of the most unique rock formations we've seen.

The Mars Perseverance Rover Is Bringing The Planet’s First Helicopter
The Mars Helicopter is accompanying the latest rover to the red planet, hoping for the very first flight in February 2021.
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Planetary Moon Sizes In Comparison With Earth
This captivating animation shows our solar system's moons, in size comparison with Earth.

Explore Mars in 4K With These Beautiful Images
This new video, Mars in 4K, shows us impressive landscapes and complex geographical formations, proof that the planet once had a watery surface, and possibly, life.

Impressive Historical Photos From Mount St. Helen’s Eruption, 40 Years Ago
It was 40 years ago this week that Mount Saint Helens erupted, the biggest eruption in U.S. history, completely changing the shape of the mountain.
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Andy Goldsworthy’s Fleeting Art is Surprisingly Permanent
Andy Goldsworthy’s temporary land art has a surprising amount of staying power.
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Turkmenistan’s ‘Door To Hell’ Crater Has Been Burning For Fifty Years
Dubbed 'The Door to Hell", the Darvaza gas crater has been burning for fifty years in Turkmenistan
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Kai Yan’s Visions of Banff
Banff is a gorgeous part of Alberta, Canada, nestled in the mountains and glacial lakes that makeup Banff National Park, and are world famous for their natural splendor.

Sørvágsvatn Lake
Sørvágsvatn is a beautiful and unusual lake that is perched right next to the ocean cliffs, creating a fascinating optical illusion of the lake hovering hundreds of feet above the ocean …

Touch an Exact Replica of the Moon’s Surface with Deskspace’s Sculpture
Own an exact replica of the moon's cratered surface with Deskspace's latest creation.
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A Textural Tour of Iceland
Kevin Krautgartner's Iceland From Above is a study in textures and landscape diversity.

Madagascar’s Stone Forest
Madagascar's Stone Forest is an otherworldly and beautiful place, filled with razor sharp rock formations.

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Explores Teal Ridge
The Mars Curiosity rover is exploring Teal Ridge, a fascinating sedimentary rock formation,

Iceland and Greenland’s Natural Beauty Textures
Photographer Ben Simon Rehn shares a gorgeous collection of images from Iceland and Greenland.

Speaking Coral – Vibrant Alphabet Illustrations
This beautifully vibrant series by Lena Vargas shows us all manner of coral and undersea creatures, designed to create an entire 26-letter alphabet.

Sculpturally Rendered Stone, Seiseki Style
We love these abstracted stone sculptures by design group NastPlas, which are entirely digital renders. The level of detail and texture and color is really beautiful, achieving a realistic stone …

Bozouls, The French Town On The Edge of a Giant Hole
The ancient French town of Bozouls is perched on the edge of a 300-foot hole.
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Amazing New Crater Discovered on Mars
This incredible photo of a newly discovered crater on Mars may give more color to the notion that Mars isn't entirely the Red Planet.