Cracking mud, freezing dirt, and breaking rocks

• Published in: Physics Today
• Main Authors: Goehring, Lucas, Morris, Stephen W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: AIP Publishing 2014
• Subjects: permafrost
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/pt.3.2584; https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/article-pdf/67/11/39/10098651/39_1_online.pdf

The crack patterns in dried mud, permafrost, and lava columns exhibit subtle variations on simple physics.