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Puerto Rico's terrain changed after a series of earthquakes hit the region
NASA is currently examining satellite imagery data to determine the landscape changes in Puerto Rico caused by a series of earthquakes. Numerous seismic shocks (around 2,000) have recently struck Pue...
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NASA's InSight Lander investigates quakes in Mars
- Jan, 08, 2020
- Other Geotechnical Engineering Geology News On Research / Academia Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
InSight Lander, NASA's first mission to explore Mars' geology, is investigating the Red Planet's interior via recording tremblors known as "‘Marsquakes". NASA's InSight is the first vehicle to detect...
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The thickest glacier in the world has started to retreat
According to NASA, the thickest glacier in the world is currently melting as a result of climate change. The Taku Glacier located in Taku inlet of Alaska is the deepest and thickest glacier of the w...
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India to become the 4th country to land on the moon
Three countries, U.S., Soviet Union and China, have managed to land a spacecraft on the moon's surface. On early Saturday (local time), September 7, 2019, India will attempt to become the 4th nation...
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Huge asteroid will pass and narrowly miss Earth
A massive asteroid will soon pass near Earth but, fortunately, without causing a collision. The 2006 QQ23 asteroid with a diameter of 570 meters, will approach Earth on August 10, according to NASA....
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