USGS Multimedia Gallery: Molten Rock Streaming into Water

Title: Molten Rock Streaming into Water

Description: The molten rock mixture cools upon contact with lukewarm water, instantly creating glassy agglutinate. __________ The USGS has created man-made moon dirt, or regolith, to help NASA prepare for upcoming moon explorations. Four tons of the simulant is expected to be made by this summer of 2009 and turned over to the scientific community involved in lunar exploration.

Location: USA

Photographer: , U.S. Geological Survey

Usage: This image is public domain/of free use unless otherwise stated. Please refer to the USGS Copyright section for how to credit the photo.

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Type: JPEG image - 1.23 MB
Dimensions: 3072 x 2304
Resolution: 72 dpi

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