Flat ceria (110) surfaces undergo restructuring at high temperatures and expose {111} terraces. This faceting also occurs on ceria nanorods, as demonstrated by Y. Wang, C. Wöll, and co-workers in their Communication on
page 379 ff. through IR spectroscopic analysis of adsorbed probe molecules. Alternating flat and corrugated surfaces, here symbolized by a view of the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, provide a likely explanation for the high catalytic activity of rod-shaped ceria nanoparticles.