"Plans to upgrade important #Scottish #geological #viewpoint unveiled.

The #Edinburgh Geological Society has applied for permission to upgrade a path to #Siccar Point in the Scottish Borders and rename it to mark the 300th anniversary of James #Hutton's birth."

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25646056.plans-upgrade-important-scottish-geological-viewpoint-unveiled/

#JamesHutton #SiccarPoint #Geology #EdinburghGeologicalSociety

We have been in #Scotland for more than a week now and have been absolutely blown away by the beauty, amazing people, and the urge to want to go completely feral and sell it all to move here. Seriously-'southern hospitality' has nothing on Scottish hospitality!

I can't decide what is helping to make me feel stronger: the multiple walks each day or the IrnBru that I get with my lunch (after a strong tea w/breakfast)?

#scotlandtravel #albagubràth #SiccarPoint #dunrobincastle #oldmanofstorr

The benefits of 'deep time thinking'

Extending the mind into million-year timescales can feel daunting, but as Richard Fisher discovered, there are many benefits to be found by embracing a longer view.

BBC

Aus dem #PrincipiaArchiv: Erodiertes Sedimentgestein

Die Oberfläche dieses Gesteins, das an der Küste Schottlands bei #SiccarPoint ansteht, ist von einem Netz von zentimeterdicken Wülsten überzogen. Das #Gestein ähnelt auf den ersten Blick einem Sandstein, und das Wulstnetz zieht sich über die gesamte Fläche des Aufschlusses, der sich aus dem Meer bis ins Supralitoral erstreckt ...

APOD: 2022 August 31 - Siccar Point on Mars

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.