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Global Cenozoic paleogeography

Global Cenozoic paleogeography, and the deep sea benthic foraminifera oxygen isotope curve.

Oceanic Large-Igneous Provinces

Age of the oceanic lithosphere with superposed oceanic Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs).

North East Atlantic Ocean Circulation

Sketched ocean circulation pattern in the NE Atlantic Ocean.

Colour perception: Background colour

Animated illustration of human colour and lightness perception.

Colour perception

Simplified schematic of human colour perception.

North East Atlantic Ocean Evolution

Opening of the North East Atlantic Ocean and dynamic support from the Iceland mantle plume.

Sediment thickness

Total sediment thickness of the World's oceans (GlobSed).

Moon topography

Global map of Moon topography. This digital elevation model (DEM) is based on data from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA).

Venus topography

Global maps of surface topography of the planet Mercury.