Grand Canyon at sunset. View across the Colorado River running through the Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA, at sunset. The different colours are due to the

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Grand Canyon at sunset. View across the Colorado River running through the Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA, at sunset. The different colours are due to the different layers (strata) of rock that have been exposed during the 5 to 6 million year history of the Grand Canyon.

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Photo credit: © BABAK TAFRESHI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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