Gorgeous photos of Mount Bromo on the Indonesian island of Java by Helminadia Jabur

Photographers Liudmila and Andrey recently explored the Plosky Tolbachik volcano in eastern Russia, with a team of volcanologists to capture these stunning images.

A little reminder of the awesomeness of the universe from photographer Sean King.

Some of the 14 Spectacular Basalt Formations assembled for a beautiful and informative gallery by The World Geography.

NASA satellite images of the Richat Structure.

About the Richat Structure:

The Richat Structure, also known as the Eye of the Sahara and Guelb er Richat, is a prominent circular feature in the Sahara desert of west–central Mauritania near Ouadane. This structure is a deeply eroded, slightly elliptical, 40-km in diameter, dome. The sedimentary rock exposed in this dome range in age from Late Proterozoic within the center of the dome to Ordovician sandstone around its edges.

Some of the many heart-shaped land formations that can be found in Heart Shapes From Above: 48 Giant Hearts on Earth, a collection assembled by Love These Pics.  

Some of the 12 Wonderful Hot Springs featured on the The World Geography site. Check it out for more beautiful photos and to learn more about these geologic formations.

A few of the 60 mind-bending rock formations from around the world that can be found in Matador Network’s incredible gallery.

The satellite imaging company DigitalGlobe recently declared the winner of their 2012 Top Image Contest. The winning top image was taken from above Burning Man. Click on the images to find out the locations of some of the other fantastic runners-up. 

You don’t need to be a giant to lay your head on the Himalayas while propping your feet up on the Andes. You just need these geology pillows from the geographyhandmade Etsy store.

Some of Wired’s favorites from 29 Years of Beautiful, Inspiring and Important Images of Earth from Space

The World Geography site has put together a fantastic list of 10 Unusual Volcanic Craters. Find out where these striking formations are located by clicking on the images and visit their site for more information.

Photographer Robbie Shone descended into the Gorner Glacier in Switzerland to capture spectacular pictures of ice caves, some of which which you can see in this great gallery from The Telegraph. 

The Most Incredible Photographs of Volcanic Eruptions courtesy of 123 Inspiration. Check it out for many more.

James Balog has spent years setting up cameras from Greenland to Alaska to capture beautiful images that capture the ugly reality of climate change. He has now assembled that work into the book Ice: Portraits of Vanishing Glaciers.

About the book:

A never-before-seen look into the forbidding environment of glaciers, this book celebrates a realm of magnificent endangered beauty. Since 2005, renowned nature photographer James Balog has devoted himself to capturing glaciers and documenting their daily changes. These stunning images are a celebration of some of the most extraordinary natural formations on earth, as well as a dramatic and timely demonstration of the stark consequences resulting from global warming—from Alaska to Iceland to the Alps. As glaciologists for the Extreme Ice Survey, Balog and his team are conducting the most extensive glacier study ever, covering France, Switzerland, Iceland, Greenland, the United States (Alaska and Montana), Nepal, Bolivia, and Antarctica. Their high-resolution cameras capture approximately 4,000 images per year. From this collection of nearly half a million photos, Balog presents the most stunning panoramic photography of glaciers ever published.