progscrape: geology

Study links the Moon’s formation to mantle plumes and the initiation of subduction

2 years ago agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com geology

Earth’s Subduction May Have Been Triggered by the Same Event That Formed the Moon - The giant impact that formed the Moon may also have led to extrastrong mantle plumes that enabled the first subduction event, kick-starting Earth’s unique system of sliding plates.

2 years ago eos.org earth geology

According to a new study, so-called “Snowball” Earth periods, in which the planet’s surface was covered in ice for thousands or even millions of years, could have been triggered abruptly by large asteroids that slammed into the Earth.

2 years ago news.yale.edu earth geology

Scientists solve long-standing mystery surrounding the moon's 'lopsided' geology

2 years ago phys.org

Swedish landowner can keep meteorite after court battle with geologists | Sweden

2 years ago theguardian.com geology

Gibraltar subduction zone is invading the Atlantic | Geology

2 years ago pubs.geoscienceworld.org geology

Study shows that Rio Grande Rise was once a giant mineral-rich tropical island near Brazil

2 years ago agencia.fapesp.br geology

Scientists unearth mysteries of giant, moving Moroccan star dune

2 years ago theguardian.com geology

Scientists unearth mysteries of giant, moving Moroccan star dune

2 years ago theguardian.com geology

A possible impact crater, yielding a radiocarbon age of 6905 years, discovered in India's Indus valley may have been caused by the largest iron bolide to impact the Earth within the last 10,000 years.

2 years ago sciencedirect.com earth geology