Arid pond before a rainstorm
by Heijn van Gent, Structural Geology, Tectonics and Geomechanics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
On top of a tower of Jurassic Slick Rock Member, in the Moab area, Utah, we found a small pond in an eroded hollow. The plants around it were clinging to the precious water, while on the horizon the next rain storm approached
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- Exact location (-109.4715 W, 38.4692 N)
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2010
Submitted on March 10, 2011
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