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![The Sound of Greenland's Glaciers Shattering [Mega Geophysics]](http://imageserver.news.speeple.com/e/6/e/f/0/9/8/6/c/4/a78a6dd37eefb4db0b6722.jpeg) |
The Sound of Greenland's Glaciers Shattering [Mega Geophysics]io9 - Oct 17, 2008 It's one thing to see pictures of Greenland's ice sheets growing cracks and slowly crumbling into the water. But the whole process takes on a visceral, terrifying quality when you watch the two movies we've got for you … Also tagged: science, environment, mega geophysics |
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Magnetic Anomaly Map of the World [Mad Geophysics]io9 - Oct 9, 2008 This map shows areas on the globe where there are disturbances in the Earth's magnetic field. Here, red indicates a stronger magnetic tug, and blue a weaker one (white lines are the edges of tectonic plates). As you … Also tagged: science, physics, magnetism, geology, mad geophysics, strange maps |
io9 - Oct 7, 2008
NASA's Messenger spacecraft zoomed past Mercury yesterday, sending back a set of luminous images that look like they were taken by celebrated nature photographer Ansel Adams in space. Here you can see the bright pocks …
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io9 - Jul 31, 2008
Though NASA has been reporting for years that there is water ice on Mars, today the US space agency held a press conference to announce definitively that the Phoenix Lander has found traces of water ice on the red …
Also tagged: space, science, astronomy, mars, water on mars
io9 - Jul 23, 2008
Witness the glory of one of the two massive volcanoes erupting today in Alaska. Here you can see a satellite's-eye-view of the plumes from Okmok Caldera, floating out between the clouds over the coast. Though Okmok has …
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io9 - Mar 26, 2008
A crater on the ever-active Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii has started to spew a huge plume of ash. The recent explosion, which shut down roads in the area, may be a harbinger of even bigger explosions to come. Above, you …