Mars hides a core of molten iron deep inside
A layer of molten rock above the core led to confusing seismic signals.
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earthquakes, geology, Mars (Planet), Mars InSight (Spacecraft), Nature (Journal), Research, Space and Astronomy, Tech Industry, Tech NewsMars Conceals a Radioactive Sea of Magma Under Its Surface
Read more: Mars Conceals a Radioactive Sea of Magma Under Its SurfaceThe discovery helped to show why the red planet’s core is not as large as earlier estimates had suggested it might be.
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Potential source of ancient methane eruption identified
Read more: Potential source of ancient methane eruption identifiedSeabed eruptions tied to the start of a sudden warming event 55 million years ago.
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Satellite Data Yields Clues to Morocco’s ‘Blind Earthquake’
Read more: Satellite Data Yields Clues to Morocco’s ‘Blind Earthquake’The observations from orbit suggest that a fault that had been inactive in modern times ruptured on Friday.
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Tools Born From Fracking Fuel Geothermal Rush
Read more: Tools Born From Fracking Fuel Geothermal RushThe United States has enough geothermal energy to power the entire country. Some are trying to unlock it by using techniques from the fracking boom.
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Early plate tectonics was surprisingly speedy
Read more: Early plate tectonics was surprisingly speedyA chunk of Western Australia once raced across the globe at over 64 cm a year.
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W. Jason Morgan, Who Developed Theory of Plate Tectonics, Dies at 87
Read more: W. Jason Morgan, Who Developed Theory of Plate Tectonics, Dies at 87His framework offered a new way to think about continental drift and revolutionized the study of earthquakes, volcanoes and evolution.
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Has the century-old mystery of Antarctica’s “Blood Falls” finally been solved?
Read more: Has the century-old mystery of Antarctica’s “Blood Falls” finally been solved?The culprit: tiny non-crystalline nanospheres rich in iron, silica, calcium, aluminum, etc.
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Scientists Have Found a Hot Spot on the Moon’s Far Side
Read more: Scientists Have Found a Hot Spot on the Moon’s Far SideData from two Chinese orbiters helped a team of scientists explain why a patch of lunar terrain is so much warmer than the surrounding area.
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Scientists Have Found a Hot Spot on the Moon’s Far Side
Read more: Scientists Have Found a Hot Spot on the Moon’s Far SideData from two Chinese orbiters helped a team of scientists explain why a patch of lunar terrain is so much warmer than the surrounding area.
