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Geoscience: Volcanoes
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Scientists provide explanation for exceptional Tonga tsunami - Scientists Provide Explanation for Exceptional Tonga Tsunami      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists say they have identified the exact mechanism responsible for the exceptional tsunami that...

Space: The Solar System
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Miranda: An icy moon deformed by tidal heating - Miranda: An Icy Moon Deformed by Tidal Heating      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Miranda, a small, icy moon of Uranus, is one of the most visually striking and enigmatic bodies in t...

Space: The Solar System
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Cracked, frozen and tipped over: New clues from Pluto's past - Cracked, Frozen and Tipped Over: New Clues from Pluto's Past      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New research by planetary scientists reveals fascinating clues about Pluto, suggesting the small wor...

Geoscience: Volcanoes
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Giant friction experiment at Kilauea volcano - Giant Friction Experiment at Kilauea Volcano: Understanding the Dynamics of Earthquakes      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new analysis of the 2018 collapse of Kilauea volcano's caldera helps to confirm the reigning scien...

Geoscience: Earthquakes
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Lab earthquakes show how grains at fault boundaries lead to major quakes - Lab Earthquakes Show How Grains at Fault Boundaries Lead to Major Quakes      (via sciencedaily.com) 

In a 'seismological wind tunnel,' engineers demonstrate the impact of rock gouge -- ground-up rock a...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Carbon, soot and particles from combustion end up in deep-sea trenches - Carbon, Soot and Particles from Combustion End Up in Deep-Sea Trenches      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New research shows that disproportionately large amounts of carbon accumulate at the bottom of deep-...

Geoscience: Earthquakes Geoscience: Geography Geoscience: Oceanography Paleontology: General
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Impact of ancient earthquake revealed - Impact of Ancient Earthquake Revealed      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

By combining the scientific powerhouses of genetics and geology, researchers have identified a new a...

Geoscience: Earthquakes Geoscience: Volcanoes
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Volcanoes at fault if the Earth slips - Volcanoes at Fault if the Earth Slips      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study has attributed the root cause of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes to specific geological da...

Geoscience: Earthquakes Geoscience: Geology Geoscience: Volcanoes
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Looking back at the Tonga eruption - Looking Back at the Tonga Eruption: A Comprehensive Analysis      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A 'back-projection' technique reveals new details of the volcanic eruption in Tonga that literally s...

Space: The Solar System
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Great valley found on Mercury - Great Valley Found on Mercury: A New Discovery in Our Solar System      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have discovered a new large valley on Mercury that may be the first evidence of buckling...

Space: The Solar System
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Trace gas phosphine points to volcanic activity on Venus, scientists say - Trace Gas Phosphine Points to Volcanic Activity on Venus, Scientists Say      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Last autumn, researchers reported finding the gas phosphine in trace amounts in Venus' upper atmosph...

Space: The Solar System
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Recently active lava flows on the eastern flank of Idunn Mons on Venus - Recently Active Lava Flows on the Eastern Flank of Idunn Mons on Venus      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The European Space Agency's Venus Express mission has provided a great amount of data from the surfa...

Space: The Solar System
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Dragonfly mission to Titan announces big science goals - Dragonfly Mission to Titan Announces Big Science Goals      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The NASA Dragonfly mission will send a rotorcraft relocatable lander to the surface of Saturn's moon...

Space: Exploration Space: The Solar System
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Marsquake! - Marsquake: Understanding the Recent Seismic Activity on Mars      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The quake lasted four hours and identified layering in the crust that could indicate a meteoroid imp...

Space: Exploration Space: The Solar System
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Mars's crust more complex, evolved than previously thought - Mars's Crust: More Complex and Evolved Than Previously Thought      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study finds the original crust on Mars is more complex, and evolved, than previously thought....