News tagged with topographic analysis
Chinese earthquake provides lessons for future
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 21, 2008 |
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The May 12 Sichuan earthquake in China was unexpectedly large. Analysis of the area, however, now shows that topographic characteristics of the highly mountainous area identified the mountain range as active and could have ...
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NASA, Japan Release Most Complete Topographic Map of Earth
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA and Japan released a new digital topographic map of Earth Monday that covers more of our planet than ever before. The map was produced with detailed measurements from NASA's Terra spacecraft.
Wi-Spy 2.4x Spectrum Analyzer
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 02, 2008 |
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This all new version has both its hardware and software upgraded. The Wi-Spy is the world's smallest 2.4 GHz spectrum analyzer that helps troubleshoot and analyze Wi-Fi networks for interference.
Computer analysis of 911 calls from Calif. wildfires offers potential early warning system
Technology / Computer Sciences
Feb 13, 2008 |
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When confronted with emergencies or natural disasters, such as the wildfires that raged through San Diego and Los Angeles counties last October or the tornadoes that hit the southern U.S. last week, residents often dial 9-1-1 ...
MESSENGER Spacecraft Reveals More Hidden Territory on Mercury
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 29, 2008 |
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(PHysOrg.com) -- A NASA spacecraft gliding over the battered surface of Mercury for the second time this year has revealed more previously unseen real estate on the innermost planet. The probe also has produced ...
2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Awards Announced
May 16, 2005 |
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Projects on a navigational system for the blind, possible discovery of an ancient coastline on Mars and a lower-cost technology to analyze compounds used to protect against disease were the student projects that won top awards ...
SMART-1 impact flash and debris: Crash scene investigation
Sep 07, 2006 |
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Timing, location, detection of a flash and of ejected material, and a firework generated by the lunar impact of ESA's SMART-1, are the latest results gathered thanks to the ground observation campaign of this ...
The Mars Journal Publishes Its First Papers
Dec 15, 2005 |
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The Mars Journal, a new peer-reviewed online open-access scholarly journal, has published its first two papers. The first paper is a 4-page editorial entitled "The Mars Journal" by David A. Paige of the Dept. of Earth and ...
Researchers remotely unlock mysteries of water on Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2006 |
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A mission to Mars requires an estimated six-month voyage from Earth, but researchers at the University of Houston and the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) have found a way to study its landscape without having to take ...
New Test Results Deepen Mystery Surrounding Explorer Everett Ruess
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Colorado at Boulder analysis of a skeleton found in Utah that initially indicated the remains were likely that of Southwest artist and poet Everett Ruess, who mysteriously disappeared in the ...
How rolling terrain rolls: New study could help identify signs of life on other planets (w/ Video)
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Anyone who has flown over the western United States knows the patterns well: Seemingly endless repetitions of similar landforms, ridges and valleys and ridges and valleys arranged with nearly ...
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