News tagged with grand canyon
Dark shadows on Mars: Scene from durable NASA rover
(Phys.org) -- Like a tourist waiting for just the right lighting to snap a favorite shot during a stay at the Grand Canyon, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has used a low sun angle for a memorable ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 23, 2012 |
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Panasonic enters mini robots in Hawaii triathlon (w/ video)
A trio of small Japanese robots will be working together in the Ironman triathlon race in Hawaii next month in a show of their inner strength -- rechargeable batteries.
Sep 16, 2011 |
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An astronaut field trip: NASA practices in the deserts of the Southwest
What's it like to be on an alien planet? According to NASA, it could be pretty similar to a trip to the Grand Canyon.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 13, 2010 |
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Interior halting uranium mining at Grand Canyon
(AP) -- Thousands of mining claims dot 1 million acres near the Grand Canyon, and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says his department has a responsibility to ensure those resources are developed in a way that ...
Jul 21, 2009 |
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3Q: The next Mars rover's destination
When the next-generation Mars rover, dubbed Curiosity, touches down on martian soil next summer, its cameras will likely capture a scene similar to what the first explorers of the Grand Canyon witnessed: towe ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 25, 2011 |
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Salazar calls for high flows into Colorado River
(AP) -- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is calling for more manmade floods to be released from the Glen Canyon Dam into the Colorado River.
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Water experts: Mining near Grand Canyon is risky
(AP) -- Water experts are telling Congress that uranium mining near the Grand Canyon would court disaster.
Jul 21, 2009 |
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US expected to extend Grand Canyon mining ban
The US administration scheduled an announcement Monday widely expected to implement a long-term ban on mining around the Grand Canyon, a move praised by environmental activists.
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Feds outline options for mining near Grand Canyon
(AP) -- The U.S. Department of Interior has outlined four proposals to address mining around the Grand Canyon, one of which would set aside 1 million acres from any new claims.
Feb 17, 2011 |
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Grand Canyon to change 'unfair' permit system
(AP) -- Getting one of the roughly 11,500 permits granted each year to backpack overnight in the Grand Canyon has become so competitive and "unfair" that managers at the national park have decided to change the system.
Nov 23, 2009 |
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