Geologic Memory

Curves Windows into the Past. This photograph highlights the Nashoba Terrane in Massachusetts, where ancient metavolcanic and plutonic rocks formed hundreds of millions of years ago during the assembly of the Appalachian Mountains. Enhanced color saturation brings out contrasts between rock types, while the visible curving structures in the rockbed reveal metamorphic processes that reshaped these formations deep within Earth's crust. The image not only captures the striking visual patterns of Earth's geology but also connects to the New England Seismic Transect project, which studies crustal structure. Together, the art and science of this photo illustrate the beauty and complexity of Earth‚'s evolving continents.