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MESSENGER discovers an unusual impact basin on Mercury
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Apr 30, 2009 |
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A previously unknown, large impact basin has been discovered by the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft during its second flyby of Mercury in October 2008. The impact basin, ...
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Geological landforms indicate 'recent' warm weather on Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research led by a UK scientist indicates that Mars had significantly warmer weather in its recent past than previously thought. The research, funded by the UK’s Science and Technology ...
Ocean's journey towards the center of the Earth
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 05, 2009 |
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A Monash geoscientist and a team of international researchers have discovered the existence of an ocean floor was destroyed 50 to 20 million years ago, proving that New Caledonia and New Zealand are geographically ...
Cenozoic sedimentary records and geochronological constraints of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau uplift
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Jan 14, 2009 |
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The Northeastern part of the present-day Qinghai-Tibet region had a higher elevation than the Southwestern part until the earliest Miocene, i.e., circa 23 million years ago. Thereafter, two phases (12-8 and 5 million years ...
Taiwan scientist develops earthquake alarm
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Sep 16, 2009 |
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A Taiwanese scientist has developed an earthquake alarm that could give people a crucial 15-second warning in case of a tremor, one of his team said Wednesday.
Journey to the center of the Earth -- Scientists explain tectonic plate motions
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 21, 2008 |
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The first direct evidence of how and when tectonic plates move into the deepest reaches of the Earth is published in Nature today. Scientists hope their description of how plates collide with one sliding below ...
What goes down, must come up: Geoscientists offer new model for degassing of Earth's mantle
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 27, 2009 |
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A new analysis of the processes that constantly stir the Earth's deep mantle is helping to explain how the mantle holds onto a portion of ancient noble gases that were trapped during the Earth's formation.
Trapped water cause of regular tremors under Vancouver Island
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Dec 31, 2008 |
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University of British Columbia researchers are offering the first compelling evidence to explain regular tremors under Vancouver Island.
Hot climate could shut down plate tectonics
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May 12, 2008 |
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A new study of possible links between climate and geophysics on Earth and similar planets finds that prolonged heating of the atmosphere can shut down plate tectonics and cause a planet's crust to become locked in place.
Towards a better understanding of hot spot volcanism
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Jan 31, 2008 |
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Most of the Earth’s listed active volcanoes are located at the borders between two tectonic plates, where upsurge of magma from the mantle is facilitated. When these magmatic uprisings occur at a subduction zone, where one ...
Natural deep earth pump fuels earthquakes
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Jun 18, 2009 |
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For the first time scientists have discovered the presence of a natural deep earth pump that is a crucial element in the formation of ore deposits and earthquakes.
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