Tag: Geology
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Scientists Confirm 5-Mmile Wide Nadir Crater Beneath Atlantic Ocean Floor
New Discovery: A Giant Crater Hidden Beneath the Atlantic In a striking fusion of ocean science and planetary history, researchers have confirmed a massive 5-mile-wide asteroid crater buried beneath the Atlantic Ocean floor. Measuring roughly 8 kilometers across, the Nadir Crater is the product of a colossal 66-million-year-old impact that reshaped our planet’s late Cretaceous…
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Moon Birth Clues from Ancient Australian Rocks Unearthed
New evidence from Earth’s oldest rocks Scientists are turning to Earth’s earliest archives to rewrite a chapter of planetary history. In Western Australia, researchers have analyzed feldspar grains dated to about 3.7 billion years ago, seeking clues about the cataclysmic event that formed Earth’s Moon. While the Moon’s origin is traditionally linked to a colossal…
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Ancient Australian rocks clue the Moon’s dramatic birth
Unveiling a long-standing mystery New research from the University of Western Australia suggests that some of the planet’s oldest rocks, buried deep in Western Australia, could deepen our understanding of the Moon’s dramatic birth. The study, which centers on exceptionally ancient feldspar minerals dating to about 3.7 billion years ago, offers a fresh angle on…
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East African Rift study unveils why breaking up is hard for some continents
Overview: A new look at how continents fracture The East African Rift is more than a dramatic valley and a window into Africa’s geologic future. It has become a natural laboratory for scientists seeking to understand a long-standing question: why do some parts of Earth’s crust resist tearing apart, while others yield and separate? A…
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East African Rift Study Explains Why Continents Break
Introduction: A New Layer to an Old Puzzle In a groundbreaking collaboration, Tulane University researchers joined forces with an international team of scientists to revisit the forces that govern how continents split. Their findings challenge long-held assumptions about continental breakup by showing that certain patches of Earth’s crust stay unusually strong while adjacent regions yield…
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Remote volcano wakes up after 700,000 years of silence
New Signs from a Distant Volcano A remote volcano in southeastern Iran has begun to show measurable movement after an almost unfathomable stretch of dormancy — about 700,000 years. In the latest 10-month window, the summit has nudged upward by roughly 9 centimeters (about 3.5 inches). While that rise may seem modest, scientists say it…
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Remote Iranian Volcano Awakens: 700,000-Year Silence Ends as Ground Rises
Rising Signals: A Quiet Giant Awakens A remote volcano in southeastern Iran has begun to visibly lift from its long rest, rising about 9 centimeters (roughly 3.5 inches) in just ten months. While this may sound modest, scientists say the movement could signal the early stages of magmatic pressure building beneath the surface. The discovery,…
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Oldest Meteorite Impact Crater Found in WA, Australia
A discovery in Western Australia reshapes Earth’s early history Planet Earth’s early years were a brutal place. The surface was frequently scarred by space rocks as the young planet cooled, atmosphere formed, and life began its slow climb. The latest fieldwork from Curtin University raises the stakes in this story: a site in Western Australia’s…
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Oldest Meteorite Impact Crater Could Be Right Here in WA’s Pilbara
Earth’s Early Scars: A Crater Older Than Time Earth’s violent youth is a well-worn tale: a lethal asteroid, a planet in upheaval, and a crust still forming. In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, scientists are rewriting parts of that story. A team from Curtin University says they may have found the oldest meteorite impact…
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Oldest meteorite crater in WA revealed: 3.5B years
Australia’s Ancient Impact: A Crater Older Than Time Earth’s early history is written in rocks, and Western Australia now claims a headline as old as the planet itself. Researchers from Curtin University have proposed that a fossilised meteorite crater in the Pilbara region—deep in the archipelago of ancient crust around North Pole Dome and Marble…