Planet Earth. Illustrated Guide

What connects the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Eastern Siberia, the Pestrye Rocks area on the Siberian Popigai River, and the beautiful karst wells on the Yucatán Peninsula? How did Pompeii, Stabiae, and Herculaneum meet their demise? How was the city... of Saint-Pierre on the island of Martinique and its 30,000 inhabitants destroyed? Why is Armenia shaken by earthquakes, while Japan is troubled by tsunamis? Why was a well drilled on the Kola Peninsula to a depth of over 12,000 meters? The Earth holds many secrets in its depths and at the bottom of the oceans, but many mysteries of our planet have already been unraveled by geologists. You will read about all this here.
Phenomena that seem incredible are explained by great science.
Nikolai Vladimirovich Koronovsky — Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Dynamic Geology at the Geological Faculty of Moscow State University.