
It’s not always obvious what it is that scientists find beautiful about a graph, microscope slide, soil sample or some other aspect of their work. It just looks like numbers, blobs or dirt to the rest of us. But sometimes a scientific result or product is so visually appealing, anyone would want to hang it on their wall as art.
Above:
Nasu
Type: stratovolcanoes
Last eruption: 1963
Summit elevation: 6,283 ft. (1,917 m.)
Nasu is a collection of six smaller overlapping stratovolcanoes. A small eruption took place in 1963, but the last deadly eruption occurred in 1410 and may have killed as many as 180 people. In recent years, the area has become a tourist destination with lots of hot springs, spas, resorts and a cable car to the summit of the youngest peak.