News tagged with mount rainier
NASA's next Mars rover to land at Gale Crater (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's next Mars rover will land at the foot of a layered mountain inside the planet's Gale crater.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 22, 2011 |
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Scientists Study 'Glaciovolcanoes,' Mountains of Fire and Ice, in Iceland, British Columbia, U.S.
(PhysOrg.com) -- Glaciovolcanoes, they're called, these rumbling mountains where the orange-red fire of magma meets the frozen blue of glaciers.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 23, 2010 |
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As Rainier's glaciers recede, debris chokes rivers
The fallout from Mount Rainier's shrinking glaciers is beginning to roll downhill, and nowhere is the impact more striking than on the volcano's west side.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 07, 2010 |
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The landing-site specialist
(PhysOrg.com) -- Gale crater has been sitting just below the equator of Mars, minding its own business, for at least three and half billion years. But in August 2012, a capsule is going to come screaming out ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Scientists track motions of shifting plates using GPS sensors
The Pacific Northwest is a restless place. The ground is being shoved by tectonic plates. Snow-capped volcanoes inflate and deflate in concert with the creep of molten rock. Coastlines bulge as tension builds on an offshore ...
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Jun 07, 2011 |
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30 years after Mount St. Helens blast, agency pushes high-tech warning system
The first earthquake rattled Mount St. Helens on March 20, 1980 -- nearly two months before the mountain erupted. But it took awhile for anyone to notice.
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May 18, 2010 |
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Mystery of Mount Rainier survey marker melts away
Is global warming shrinking Mount Rainier? A survey marker atop the Northwest's tallest peak sure makes it look that way.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Microsoft interns get perks, pay, play
The same day Microsoft reported some of its worst financial results, a dozen buses left the Redmond campus. During rush hour, they headed toward Highway 520 as a phalanx of cops on motorcycles shut down the onramps ahead, ...
Aug 28, 2009 |
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Geologists witness unique volcanic mudflow in action in New Zealand
Volcanologist Sarah Fagents from the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa had an amazing opportunity to study volcanic hazards first hand, when a volcanic ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 13, 2007 |
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