News tagged with geological maps
Mars camera yields best Red Planet map ever
(PhysOrg.com) -- The best Mars map ever made is now available online for planetary scientists and armchair astronauts alike. And citizen scientists are invited to help make it even better.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 23, 2010 |
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New Ice Age maps point to climate change patterns
(PhysOrg.com) -- New climate maps of the Earth’s surface during the height of the last Ice Age support predictions that northern Australia will become wetter and southern Australia drier due to climate change.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 19, 2009 |
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Andes Mountains Are Older Than Previously Believed
(PhysOrg.com) -- The geologic faults responsible for the rise of the eastern Andes mountains in Colombia became active 25 million years ago—18 million years before the previously accepted start date for the ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 15, 2009 |
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Scientists complete first geological global map of Jupiter's satellite Ganymede
Scientists have assembled the first global geological map of the Solar System’s largest moon - and in doing so have gathered new evidence into the formation of the large, icy satellite.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2009 |
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First comprehensive geological Arctic map published
Canada has unveiled the first comprehensive Arctic atlas, detailing geological features that point to where oil and gas, gold and diamond deposits are likely hidden beneath snow and ice.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 15, 2009 |
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Dawn spacecraft begins new Vesta mapping orbit
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Dawn spacecraft has completed a gentle spiral into its new science orbit for an even closer view of the giant asteroid Vesta. Dawn began sending science data on Sept. 29 from this new ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 03, 2011 |
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LIDAR applications in coastal morphology and hazard assessment
Southampton scientists along with colleagues in New Zealand have used a sophisticated optical mapping technique to identify and accurately measure changes in coastal morphology following a catastrophic series ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 23, 2010 |
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