Contest #342 answer: Pioneer Deep Space Station – Fort Irwin, CA, USA

Pioneer Deep Space Station is part of the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex, which belongs to the NASA Deep Space Network.

This Deep Space Networks main mission is to keep track of communications with unmanned deep space missions.
The Pioneer Antenna, featured in this contest was the first of its kind and dates from 1958. Since 1985 it is a National Historic Landmark.

pioneerstation

Those who looked back in time

  • Walter_V_R
  • Farceur
  • Paul Voestermans
  • Phil Ower
  • Garfield
  • Lighthouse
  • hhgygy
  • Cloudspotter
  • Eloy Cano

– Hint –

  • Paul Franson
  • Sasha Smith
  • mehmet durmus
  • RicardPG

Contest #341 answer: Tungurahua volcano, Ecuador

The Tungurahua (‘throat of fire’) volcano is a large and active stratovolcano in Ecuador.

It has been intermitted active since August 1999, but the last few weeks it showed us some spectacular eruptions.

Tungurahua

If you want to see it live in action: here is a webcam

Those who fled the area in time

  • Eloy Cano
  • Walter_V_R
  • hhgygy
  • Paul Franson
  • Phil Ower
  • Sasha Smith
  • Garfield
  • Lighthouse
  • Farceur
  • Paul Voestermans
  • krenek
  • mehmet durmus
  • rob de wolff
  • Lelie
  • donaaronio
  • steven simmons
  • Ozgur ONGOCMEN

– Hint –

  • David Reuter
  • Cloudspotter
  • Gillian B
  • RicardPG
  • ndrqu
  • Mik
  • Jesus Rodriguez
  • Rosella
  • DannyS

Contest #340 answer: Messil pit, kreis Darmstadt, Germany

A brown coal mining pit since 1895 and in 1971 destined to be a landfill.
But since 1995 an UNESCO World Heritage site thanks to the rich abundance of fossils on this location.
The Messil Pit is now a geological site of scientific importance.

messel_pit

Those who found the Kopidodon

  • Farceur
  • Eloy Cano
  • Walter_V_R
  • Garfield
  • Lighthouse

– Hint –

  • Paul Voestermans
  • steve willis
  • David Reuter
  • Phil Ower
  • Ashwini Agrawal
  • hhgygy
  • Chris Nason
  • Ann K.
  • Paul Franson
  • ndrqu
  • Lelie
  • Cloudspotter
  • DannyS
  • krenek
  • rob de wolff
  • Sandworm

And herewith another series is ended. Kudos to Phil Ower, who grabbed the lead before five runners-up.