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This exhibit features an interactive map of the Las Vegas Valley's basin and range landscape. It explores how opposing geological processes build and destroy the earth by uplift and erosion. Images of rock samples are nearby for closer investigation.
This 3D visualization shows the geological development of the Las Vegas Valley. Learn how the earth's surface is in constant motion, thereby constantly changing.
In this exhibit, tectonic plate movement is simulated with both sculptural and mechanical interactive displays that demonstrate the geological formation of the basin and range.
