DOI: 10.1111/gto.12443 ISSN: 0266-6979
Didn’t I see these rocks in the movies? Yes, of course—they are the Vasquez Rocks
Deborah Painter- Paleontology
- Stratigraphy
- Earth-Surface Processes
- Geology
The Vasquez Rocks of Agua Dulce and Santa Clarita, California, USA have become associated with other planets or dimensions since the 1960s, when the popular American television programme Star Trek used them as dramatic backdrops in three episodes, ‘Arena’, ‘The Alternative Factor’ and ‘Friday's Child’. Today they are a popular visitor attraction, but what is their geological background?