International Space Station 800mm Photograph

Image credit:  Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov)

 

TORREY PINES STATE PARK 32.93N, 117.26W

The link is to a description of the geology of the cliff in the large image shown above. Enjoy!

 

"On assignment at Torrey Pines State Preserve in San Diego, CA. Lured by promises of embedded fossils, we visited Torrey Pines State Beach. We wanted to see the well known cliffs and, of course, collect sand.

Fossils. I had mental images of Tyrannosaurus Rex sandwiched between countless years of sediment rock. We did find fossils, but they were more routine, ordinary fossils of marine shells. No T Rex.

The cliffs are approximately 60 to 100 feet tall and drop sharply down to meet the Pacific Ocean. The cliffs are unstable, as signs clearly warned. Occasionally, our local newspaper carries reports of rock slides. Evidence of this is visible, and beach walkers most stayed away from the base of the cliffs. We stayed away too, except for the times I sent my husband to stand at the very bottom to be in the picture."  -
B. Wemyss

 

 

B. Wemyss Photographs

 

 

 

ZERO MAGNIFICATION IMAGE

3X MAGNIFICATION (RED LINE  = 1MM)

The cliffs at Torrey Pines are very prone to landslides.

 

   

   

Torrey Pines Geode?

Start of a Sea Cave

   

 

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