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Extreme friction along geological faults generates temperatures exceeding 1,100 °C that melt bedrock in the blink of an eye.
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When a celestial electrical discharge strikes desert sand, extreme heat shapes a glassy sculpture in a fraction of a second.
Geology
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How an atmospheric discharge of 30,000 °C melts sand in milliseconds to carve hollow geological sculptures.