A cheeky wink in time

Grace Shephard

Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics (CEED), University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

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The rock knows a secret. This outcrop is from an island in the Oslo fjord in Norway (60°N latitude), which from a general geology view is a Permian rift graben surrounded by Precambrian basement and interspersed with Late Paleozoic sediments. This particular boulder has a face full of orange lichen and a curious wink and smile - maybe it is just reminiscing the longer past summers from when it was formed at lower latitudes (around 20°N, current latitude of Cuba).

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Type Image Format JPG Size 7.7 MB Width 2848 px Height 4272 px Aspect 2:3 Brand Canon Model EOS 450D Exposure 40 mm f/16 1/500 s ISO 1600 Taken 11 June 2014 Coordinates 59.8208, 10.6121 Tint Black Submitted 4 February 2018