Earthquake energy (IMAGE)
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A scanning electron photomicrograph highlights a region of rock that slipped during a laboratory-induced earthquake. The "flowy" central area represents a portion of the rock that was melted and turned into glass due to intense frictional heating.
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Courtesy of Matěj Peč, Daniel Ortega-Arroyo
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