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'Shallow Lightning' and 'Mushballs' Reveal Ammonia to NASA's Juno Scie

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Last light falls on Delicate Arch. 

At Arches National Park in Utah, a park with over 2,000 arches, Delicate Arch stands out as a geologic celebrity…a real ROCKstar. 🌟

Water shapes these rocks more than any other force. Rain erodes the rock and carries sediment down washes and canyons to the Colorado River. In winter, snowmelt pools in fractures and other cavities, then freezes and expands, breaking off chunks of sandstone. Small recesses develop and grow bigger with each storm. Little by little, this process turns fractured rock layers into fins, and fins into arches. 

Over time, the same forces that created these dazzling arches will continue to widen them until they collapse. Standing next to a monolith like Delicate Arch, it’s easy to forget that arches are not permanent and we are so lucky to be alive during their moment in geologic time. 

Photo by Jeff Brunton (sharetheexperience.org) Photo description: A large stone arch rises up from layered rock as a pink sunset sky fades into the background. 

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Photograph by Irina Werning March 2015 Argentina—For “Pelo Largo Querido,” a personal project featuring Argentines with exceptionally long locks, the photographer asked local women in Neuquén, Patagonia, to let their hair down.

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Children’s smile Photo and caption by Aleksandr Romanov Life behind polar circle Location: Tazovsky peninsula, Jamalonenetsky district, Russia

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Happy 75th Birthday to the @mypubliclands!

Responsible for almost 250 million acres of public land, the BLM manages resources to best serve the present and future needs of the nation and preserve some of our country’s most stunning and rugged landscapes.

Photo near Monitor Pass in California by Bob Wick, BLM. Photo description: Orange flowers cover a desert-like landscape as the sun sets over the mountains in the distance.