End.

After a long journey, the Rangers finally reached the Great Power. As you can see, the temple is a little rough looking. 

The Temple Of Great Power.

Looking at the temple, it appears some grooves have formed on it. This happens by the process of dissolution. There are two classifications of dissolution, physical and chemical. I believe what we are seeing here is physical.

A good close up of the grooves that have formed due to dissolution.

Physical weathering involves the breakdown of rocks and soils through contact with conditions such as heat, water and pressure. Surrounding the temple is heat (from the jungle area), water (from the waterfall) and pressure (from it's surroundings). These plus wind and erosion have made the temple look as you see it now.

Another process that is happening here is corrasion. If you look at the picture above, you'll see a small waterfall. Corrasion is when particles of rock grind away at an object because of the high velocity at which the water flows. This results in a sort of sandpaper effect. Since gravity is also pulling it down, this increases the speed of the water and intensifies the result.

And now we've reached the end! The Rangers successfully retrieved the Great Power and teleported back to Earth to save the day!

It's Morphin' Time!

*Screen-caps taken from the 20th Century Fox DVD Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie.

What A View

The Rangers had some nice scenery as they were preparing to leave for the Great Power.

A cloud is made up of small water droplets. This happens through the process of evaporation (water vaporizing and rising into the atmosphere) and transpiration (evaporation of water from plants). Water vapors then mix with dust particles and create clouds. Eventually, water returns to Earth as precipitation in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail and the process starts over again.

Clouds come in a variety of formations. On Phaedos this day, the Rangers are surrounded by one type, low-level clouds. This is further broken down by the cloud type classification. In the pictures above and below, we see Stratocumulus and Stratus. These clouds appear as a low layer and sometimes carry very small amounts of precipitation.

After admiring the awesome view, the Rangers set out on the last part of their adventure...

*Screen-caps taken from the 20th Century Fox DVD Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie.

Hope They Didn't Get A Sunburn!

As the Rangers continued on their journey, they encountered a completely different geographical landscape. Welcome to the most weathered part of Phaedos! 

The Rangers passing an interesting rock formation...

From the picture above, it looks like the first formation they passed was caused by Salt Weathering. The location the Rangers are at clearly doesn't have much water available. Because of this climate, salt would be very common. Saline would seep into the cracks and joints of the rock and evaporate, leaving only salt crystals. When these crystals heat up, they would expand and put pressure on the rock, causing it to look like it does.

The Rangers encountering more rough terrain.

The Rangers encountered next what I believe to be calcification. If you look close enough, there is some life coming out of the soil. The area they are in is low in precipitation, making the air full of calcium carbonate. When it rains, the dust settles across the landscape and accumulates in the soil. The rain provides just enough water to allow this to accumulate in the B horizon. The subsoil is too dry to support good growth, so shallow-rooted grass and shrubs are what form.
 

Finally, after a long hot journey, they make it to their next destination, the ancient ruins of the Ninjetti Temple.




*Screen-caps taken from the 20th Century Fox DVD Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie.

A Jagged Hello

Upon first landing on Phaedos, the Rangers found themselves right smack in the middle of the intrusive volcanic landform created dikes.

Dikes are created by a series of lava flows resulting from intense volcanic activity. They are formed when magma cools and solidifies beneath the surface into basalt. They are then exposed through erosion.

As you can see, these dikes are very rough and jagged. This tells us it took a while for the magma to cool and solidify.

As an added bonus, we can see these dikes also have many joints, which came in handy when the Rangers got attacked by Tengu Warriors. They were able to hide inside of them to catch their breath for a few seconds.

The Rangers had a tough time fighting in this area. The dangerous landscape caused them to have a hard time keeping their balance and I'm sure it hurt like nobody's business when they took a hit and fell to the ground. Luckily our Rangers were saved by Dulcea, Master Warrior of Phaedos...

What dangers will our Rangers face next? Come back next time to find out... 

*Screen-caps taken from the 20th Century Fox DVD Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie.

*Additional information taken from:

  http://www.scribd.com/doc/16273527/Bombo-Beach-Headland-Photographic-Essay

  http://geology.about.com/library/bl/images/bldike.htm

Introduction

Hello and welcome to my Geography 1202 blog! My name is Jon De La Virgen and I'm currently finishing up my last semester here at the University Of Colorado Denver as a film student. The location I've chosen to discuss in this blog is the planet Phaedos from the film Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. While at first glance this planet may look like a wasteland, it's actually home to a variety of landscapes you wouldn't expect, such as an ocean and a jungle. I've always loved the Power Rangers, and it was because of the television series/feature films that I decided I wanted to study film. Now, it's time for me to look at their universe from a Geographer's perspective and really learn just what kind of obstacles the Rangers had to overcome to reach the Great Power.