Corroded Collection

An astronaut surveys his situation after being marooned on a barren planet. Ominous clouds form in the distance while his scorched capsule is nearby

Canadian and Belgian Memorials at Juno Beach entrance
Metal plaques placed near the sea are inevitably corroded by the salt air. Those in this stone pillar, at the beach entrance, are no exception

Statue of Pepi I (2289-2255 BC) detail of the head, found at Hierakonpolis, c
XIR162117 Statue of Pepi I (2289-2255 BC) detail of the head, found at Hierakonpolis, c.2281-2241 BC (copper) by Egyptian 6th Dynasty (c.2350-2200 BC); Egyptian National Museum, Cairo

Figurine of a king or deity, Gezer, Israel, 1400 BC (gold-plated bronze)
3287623 Figurine of a king or deity, Gezer, Israel, 1400 BC (gold-plated bronze) by Bronze Age (1500-1000 BC); Photo eZev Radovan; out of copyright

A detail of an abadoned Chevy truck that had been used as part of Alaska Air transport

Meisho Maru No. 38 shipwreck on the beach at Cape Agulhas in Agulhas National Park, South Africa
Shipwreck of the Meisho Maru No. 38 on the beach at Cape Agulhas in Agulhas National Park; Western Cape, South Africa

Walls And Details I, New Mexico, Details Of Old Blue Door And Yellow Wall

Walls And Details Ii, New Mexico, Details Of Colorful Wooden Doorway And Wall

Walls And Courtyards, New Mexico, Details Of Old Doorway And Courtyard

New Mexican Doors, New Mexico, Details Of Old Stone Doorway And Garden

Windows I, New Mexico, Two Windows On Adobe Wall

Santa Fe Doors, New Mexico, Details Of Colorful Door And Iron Gate

Time Fades Away, New Mexico, Rustic Colorful Details In Barred Window And Adobe Wall

Windows Ii, New Mexico, Single Window On Adobe Wall

New Mexican Wall Sconces, New Mexico, Rustic Detail Of Potted Plant Against Adobe Wall

Northern New Mexican Windows, New Mexico, Blue Deep-Seated Window On Adobe Wall

An astronaut surveys his situation on a barren and rocky moon
An astronaut surveys his situation after being marooned on a barren and rocky moon. An alien, and water covered planet, shines in the background

USA, Washington, Seabeck. Vintage lures used for salmon fishing

Tire pile at a junk yard, Cuervo, New Mexico, USA. Route 66

A scorched space capsule lies abandoned on a barren moon. An Earth-like planet covered in water rises in the background

A robotic exploration team and its corroded spacecraft
A long lost robotic exploration team and its craft, gradually corrode on an unknown barren world

A scorched space capsule lies abandoned on a barren world

A pair of Sabre-Tooth Tigers encountering UFO s, whose occupants are involved in genetic experiments of life on Earth during prehistoric times

The first man, Adam, greeting an alien robotic Eve

Explosive devices await destruction. The weapons are part of a 13, 000 cache destroyed by the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Alpha Flight, Sather Air Base

Inert artillery rounds litter Camp Wolfe

Inert artillery shells are stacked up for collection

Explosive devices are identified and inventoried before being destroyed by Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialists

Prehistoric helmet
Celtic civilization, Italy, 6th century b.C. Helmet

Funerary objects from tomb of man, with razor, from Novilara, Province of Pesaro-Urbino, Italy
Italic civilizations, Piceni, 9th century b.C. Funerary objects from the tomb of a man, with razor. From the necropolis of Novilara, province of Pesaro-Urbino

Teflon research, 1940s C018 / 0647
Teflon research. Laboratory technician carrying out a test to compare Teflon with another plastic. She has dipped rods of the two plastics in a boiling bath of hot sulphuric acid

Historical iron corrosion samples C016 / 2040
Historical iron corrosion samples. Series of glass tubes with 70-year-old samples of iron under different conditions, demonstrating the effect on corrosion. The years vary between 1907 and 1910

Cooling coil corrosion C016 / 2036
Cooling coil corrosion. Close-up of corrosion (rust: hydrated iron oxide) on a cooling coil that failed. Photographed at the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, UK

Copper pipe deposits C016 / 2037
Copper pipe deposits. Green copper-containing deposits inside a copper pipe. These are usually a form of verdigris, where cuprous oxide combines with moisture

Rusty metal tools C013 / 9776
Rusty metal tools. Close-up of a collection of old metal tools that have turned rusty. Rust (orange) is hydrated iron oxide. It forms as iron reacts with atmospheric water vapour and oxygen

Button from the Strand Union Workhouse, London
A corroded metal button from an inmates uniform at the Hackney Union workhouse. Date: Date unknown

Button from St Margaret & St John, Westminster, Workhouse
A corroded button from an inmates uniform at the St Margaret & St John, Westminster Union workhouse. Date: Date unknown

Tarnished silver fork
Tarnished silver. Tarnished (bottom) and untarnished (top) silver forks. Silver tarnishes slowly as sulphur compounds in the atmosphere react with the surface to form black silver sulphide (Ag2S)

Corroded metal. Rusty door latch and padlock

Tarnished silver spoon. Silver tarnishes slowly as sulphur compounds in the atmosphere react with the surface to form black silver sulphide (Ag2S)

Statue of James Watt in George Square, Glasgow. Designed by sculptor Francis Leggatt Chantrey and erected in 1832

Rusting shipwreck at low tide
Rusting shipwreck. Cormorants (family Phalacrocoracidae) perching on a rusting shipwreck at low tide. Photographed off the coast of Cape Agulhas, South Africa

Gardening trowel

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"Corroded: A Journey Through Time and Space" An astronaut surveys his situation after being marooned on a barren planet - the metallic surfaces of his spacecraft slowly corroding under the harsh conditions, mirroring his own sense of isolation. Canadian and Belgian Memorials at Juno Beach entrance stand as stoic reminders of the corroded bonds that were forged during World War II, honoring those who fought side by side in a battle against darkness. The statue of Pepi I, discovered at Hierakonpolis, reveals its ancient face weathered by time's relentless corrosion, reminding us of the fleeting nature of power and glory. A figurine of a king or deity from Gezer, Israel showcases intricate gold-plated bronze details that have withstood centuries but bear traces of corrosion - an artistic testament to the passage of time. In Alaska's vast wilderness, an abandoned Chevy truck once used for air transport now sits rusting away amidst nature's elements; its corroded body telling stories untold. At a junkyard along Route 66 in Cuervo, New Mexico stands a towering pile of tires - each one bearing signs of corrosion like scars from countless miles traveled on this iconic highway. The Meisho Maru No. 38 shipwreck lies stranded on Cape Agulhas' beach within Agulhas National Park; its corroded hull silently narrating tales lost beneath turbulent waves and forgotten over time. Walls And Details I captures New Mexico's charm through old blue doors and yellow walls adorned with layers upon layers of peeling paint - their beauty found even in decay and corrosion. Walls And Details II presents colorful wooden doorways contrasting against weathered walls; their vibrant hues defiantly standing strong despite years spent battling erosion and decay.