Magma Ocean

The photograph below was taken not far from Port de l'Hers, in the Parc naturel régional des Pyrénées ariégeoises (Occitania). As the Sun disappeared below the western horizon, the atmosphere took on a reddish-orange hue, giving it the appearance of an ocean of magma. Read more ...

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Magma Ocean

Fiery, impetuous, burning,
such was our teenage Earth.
A planet covered by molten magma
from which emerged, here and there, a few cratons,
the beginnings of continents in formation.

Ardent, dizzying, alive,
such was this volcanic caldera.
The lair of these giants that once dotted
the Pyrenean chain. That was in the Permian,
almost 250 million years ago.

Ardent, tumultuous, radiant,
such appeared this celestial vastness.
Fraction of the Earth's atmosphere
waving on the surface of the horizon
and reflecting the glow of sunset.

Photo Infos

Photographic conditions : Canon PowerShot SX30 IS - 24mm - F/4.5 - 1/60 second - ISO 200
Processing tool of the photography : Silkypix Developper Studio 7.1.8
Optimization of the display : 180 px/in + MozJPEG

Keywords : primitive Earth, formation of the continents, volcanic caldeira, formation of the Pyrenees

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