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Earth, Sweet Earth ( Science For Everyone) by Ekaterina Radkevich
The book is based on the author’s impressions of her numerous expeditions in the many countries. It is a fascinating narrative rather than a mere record of facts irrespective of how scientifically valid they can be. The book is bound to be appreciated as a piece of absorbing reading by anyone who cares to increase the scope of his or her competence about our sweet home of a planet that must be saved from destruction at all costs.
Ekaterina Radkevich, Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences, is one of the most distinguished geologists whose works are well known in her own country and in many other parts of the world. The overwhelming success of her publications is chiefly due to her indefatigable practical activity in the USSR and elsewhere and her unflagging interest in theoretical research which she has been conducting for quite some time at the Institute of Geological Studies in the Far East (Viadivostok).
Note: This book was the last remaining volume in the Science for Everyone Series! This completes volume the SFE series in English.
Many, many thanks to Hassaan Ali who purchased and posted this book to us to complete this series. Much appreciated help!
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Contents
How I Became a Geologist (In Lieu of a Preface) 7Part I. The Earth in the Universe 20
Chapter 1. The Earth as a Cosmic Body 20
Chapter 2. The Planet Earth 29
Chapter 3. The Deep-seated Structure of the Earth 38
Chapter 4. The Development of Views on the Origin of Earth and Other Planets of the Solar System 47
Part II. The History of the Development of the Earth 58
Chapter 5. The Dawn 58
Chapter 6. Life: The Earth’s Chronicle 70
Part III. Geology Everywhere 100
Chapter 7. The Work of the Wind 102
Chapter 8. The Role of Water in the Transformation of Our Planet 113
Chapter 9. The Activity of Subterranean Forces 127
Part IV. The Composition of the Earth’s Crust 147
Chapter 10. Sedimentary Rocks 147
Chapter 11. Magmatic (Igneous) Rocks 159
Chapter 12. Metamorphic Rocks 185
Part V. The Movements of the Earth’s Crust 202
Chapter 13. Mountains: Old and Young 203
Chapter 14. The Deformation of Rocks 208
Chapter 15. Fixism vs. Mobilism 216
Part VI. Mineral Resources 236
Chapter 16. The Mineral Kingdom 236
Chapter 17. Mineral Raw Materials and Technical Progress 258
Chapter 18. The Future of Mineral Raw Resources 280
Chapter 19. How Ores Are Formed 286
Chapter 20. The Science of Metallogeny 308
Chapter 21. In Quest of Ores 328
Chapter 22. At the Metallogenic Map of the Pacific Belt 338
Chapter 23. Mineral Resources of the Seas and the Underwater Storerooms of Mineral Raw Materials 349
Chapter 24. Save Our Earth! 361
To End on a Poetic Note 367
#earthHistory #earthScience #geochemistry #geology #geophysics #historyOfEarth #mineralResources #mining #planetaryScience #plateTectonics #popularScience #rocks #sovietLiterature -
Late Miocene Euphrates River Drained Into A Partially Desiccated Eastern Mediterranean
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-026-01962-x <-- shared paper
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[the paleogeographic reconstruction is outstanding, including the strength and information conveyed so well in that figure, kudos!]
H/T @lina Jakaitė-Darkšė
“Although the Euphrates River - stretching ~3,000 km across Western Asia - has shaped the region’s geology for millions of years, the timing of its origin and the evolution of its course remain enigmatic. So far, two contrasting hypotheses have been proposed to explain the fluvial system’s Late Neogene path: termination in Anatolia at a palaeo-lake or the Mediterranean, or a southeastward continuation to Arabia. Here [they] use seismic-reflection and topographic data to show that two previously identified sedimentary accumulations - deposited during the terminal phase of the Late Miocene Messinian salinity crisis - resulted from dual riverine systems that drained into a partially desiccated eastern Mediterranean before avulsing toward the Persian Gulf and converging to form the modern Euphrates River. From probabilistic sediment-budget modelling, [they] show that although the latest Messinian drainage basins were an order of magnitude smaller than their present-day extents, the total palaeo-discharge exceeded that of the modern Tigris, Euphrates and Nile rivers combined, indicating intense palaeo-precipitation and high palaeo-relief. These results suggest that plate-margin deformation both controlled the fluvial avulsions that diverted the Euphrates River from the Anatolian–Eurasian Plate to the Arabian Plate, and established the conditions necessary for the development of the alluvial Fertile Crescent…”
#water #hydrology #hydrography #paleogeography #Euphrates #river #Miocene #reconstruction #spatialreconstruction #geology #change #erosion #MiddleEast #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #Neogene #Anatolia #paleolake #Mediterranean #Arabia #Messinian #remotesensing #model #modeling #topography #hydrogeomorphology #geomorphology #PersianGulf #sediment #paleodischarge #volume #Tigris #elevation #platetectonics #structuralgeology #platemargin #fluvial #avulsion #FertileCrescent -
Earth’s 8th Continent Buried Under The Pacific Finally Mapped By Scientists [Zealandia / Te Riu-a-Māui - “Finally”? ~wink~]
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https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/10/earth-8th-continent-finally-mapped/ <-- shared (somewhat) technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2023TC007961 <-- shared 2023 paper
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https://youtu.be/DDbc4K7bgnA?si=EZFmmPFybPLLyND7 <-- shared animation
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"KEY POINTS
• Basalts and pebbly to cobbly sandstones have been dredged from the Fairway Ridge, Coral Sea
• Dating of the rocks and interpretation of magnetic anomalies allow mapping of major geological units across North Zealandia
• This work completes offshore reconnaissance geological mapping of the entire 5 million square km Zealandia continent…”
#geology #doggerland #Zealandia #TeRiuaMaui #godwana #godwanaland #cretaceous #mapping #geologicmapping #spatialanalysis #model #modeling #NewZealand #SouthPacific #continent #sampling #sediment #dredging #petrography #geochemistry #isotope #analyses #research #cenozoic #intraplate #platetectonics #tectonics #eocene #remotesensing #geophysics #geomagnetism -
Non-Collisional Orogeny In Northeast Japan Driven By Nearby Same-Dip Double Subduction
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-025-01704-5 <-- shared paper
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#geology #structuralgeology #japan #subduction #system #plate #geometry #mantle #tectonics #geodynamics #orogeny #Ryukyu #IzuBoninMarianas #kinematics #backarc #earthquake #fault #faulting #orogenesis #platetectonics -
Earth's internal heat budget (Earth 🌍)
Earth's internal heat budget is fundamental to the thermal history of the Earth. The flow of heat from Earth's interior to the surface is estimated at 47±2 terawatts and comes from two main sources in roughly equal amounts: the radiogenic heat produced by the radioactive decay of isotopes in the mantl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth's_internal_heat_budget
#EarthSInternalHeatBudget #Earth #Geodynamics #HeatTransfer #PlateTectonics #GeothermalEnergy
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Thermodynamic Model Identifies How Gold Reaches Earth's Surface
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https://phys.org/news/2024-12-thermodynamic-gold-earth-surface.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2404731121 <-- shared paper
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#geology #structuralgeology #mantle #crust #tectonics #platetectonics #gold #preciousmetals #subduction #mantle #crust #sulfur #RingOfFire #volcano #volcanics #magma #model #modeling #trisulfur #pressure #temperature #geochemistry #subductionzone #thermodynamics -
These Revolutionary Maps Are Revealing Earth’s Geological Secrets
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https://www.zmescience.com/science/tectonic-model-beatiful-new/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104069 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #tomography #geology #remotesensing #structuralgeology #plates #platetectonics #earth #global #model #modeling #opendata #opensource #spatialdata #vector #platemodel #mechanics #GPS #earthquakes #volcanoes #topography #orogeny #tectonics #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #Pangea #Gondwana #Gondwanaland #ReuniteGondwanaland #Laurasia #lithosphere #crust #mantle #core #geophysics #geochemistry #geochronology #dating #Mesoproterozoic -
Himalayas Formation May Have Destroyed At Least 30% Of Continental Crust In Collision Zone
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https://phys.org/news/2024-11-himalayas-formation-destroyed-continental-crust.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2024.119070 <-- shared paper
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#geology #structuralgeology #model #modeling #numericmodeling #geochemistry #mountainbuilding #orogeny #Himalayas #continentalcrust #platetectonics #continents #EuropeanAlps #ZagrosMountains #mantle #subsumed #deformation #erosion #thickening #extrusion #massbalance #calculations #delamination #topography #lithosphere -
Algorithm Raises New Questions About Cascadia Earthquake Record
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https://phys.org/news/2024-08-algorithm-cascadia-earthquake.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1130/B37343.1 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #sedimentology #geology #structuralgeology #platetectonics #CascadiaSubductionZone #PNW #PacificNorthwest #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #forests #tsunamis #earthquake #risk #hazard #timing #naturaldisasters #geomorphology #geomorphometry #turbidite #corrleation #causation #model #modeling #massmovement #landslides #algorithm #machinelearning #AI -
Earth May Have Had A Ring System 466 Million Years Ago
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https://phys.org/news/2024-09-earth-million-years.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2024.118991 <-- shared paper
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“HIGHLIGHTS:
• Earth may have had a ring during the middle Ordovician, from ca. 466 Ma.
• Breakup of an asteroid passing within Earth's Roche limit likely formed the ring.
• Among several features preserved is a near-equatorial band of impact craters.
• Shading of Earth by the ring may have triggered a global icehouse period…”
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #model #modeling #geology #structuralgeology #planetarygeology #rings #climatechange #paleoclimate #Ordovician #asteroid #rochelimit #craters #impactcrater #crater #icehouse #meteorite #platetectonics #HirnantianIcehouse -
Scientists Unveil Mysterious Origins Of Earth’s Largest Igneous Rocks
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https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-unveil-mysterious-origins-of-earths-largest-igneous-rocks/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adn3976 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #geology #structuralgeology #earth #global #igneous #vulcanism #massif #anorthosite #origin #formation #morphology #platetectonics #subduction #crust #mantle #Grenvilleorogen #orogeny #geochemistry #mineralogy #magma #oceaniccrust #model #modeling #petrogensis -
The Craton Enigma - Scientists Propose a New Continental Formation Theory
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https://scitechdaily.com/the-craton-enigma-scientists-propose-a-new-continental-formation-theory/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07307-1 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #geology #structuralgeology #cratons #craton #planetary #evolution #platetectonics #earth #structure #geologicalhistory #cooling #rock #weathering #erosion #water #Archaean #continental #crust #mantle #landmasses #continentalcrust #subaerial #magma #terrigenous #sediments #sedimentation #lithosphere -
The Craton Enigma - Scientists Propose a New Continental Formation Theory
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https://scitechdaily.com/the-craton-enigma-scientists-propose-a-new-continental-formation-theory/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07307-1 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #geology #structuralgeology #cratons #craton #planetary #evolution #platetectonics #earth #structure #geologicalhistory #cooling #rock #weathering #erosion #water #Archaean #continental #crust #mantle #landmasses #continentalcrust #subaerial #magma #terrigenous #sediments #sedimentation #lithosphere -
The Craton Enigma - Scientists Propose a New Continental Formation Theory
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https://scitechdaily.com/the-craton-enigma-scientists-propose-a-new-continental-formation-theory/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07307-1 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #geology #structuralgeology #cratons #craton #planetary #evolution #platetectonics #earth #structure #geologicalhistory #cooling #rock #weathering #erosion #water #Archaean #continental #crust #mantle #landmasses #continentalcrust #subaerial #magma #terrigenous #sediments #sedimentation #lithosphere -
The Craton Enigma - Scientists Propose a New Continental Formation Theory
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https://scitechdaily.com/the-craton-enigma-scientists-propose-a-new-continental-formation-theory/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07307-1 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #geology #structuralgeology #cratons #craton #planetary #evolution #platetectonics #earth #structure #geologicalhistory #cooling #rock #weathering #erosion #water #Archaean #continental #crust #mantle #landmasses #continentalcrust #subaerial #magma #terrigenous #sediments #sedimentation #lithosphere -
The Craton Enigma - Scientists Propose a New Continental Formation Theory
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https://scitechdaily.com/the-craton-enigma-scientists-propose-a-new-continental-formation-theory/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07307-1 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #geology #structuralgeology #cratons #craton #planetary #evolution #platetectonics #earth #structure #geologicalhistory #cooling #rock #weathering #erosion #water #Archaean #continental #crust #mantle #landmasses #continentalcrust #subaerial #magma #terrigenous #sediments #sedimentation #lithosphere -
Geoscientists Find Pacific Plate Is Scored By Large Undersea Faults That Are Pulling It Apart
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https://phys.org/news/2024-02-geoscientists-pacific-plate-scored-large.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL105452 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #geology #pacific #pacificocean #structuralgeology #platetectonics #tectonics #oceanplates #subduction #remotesensing #geophysics #lithosphere #crust #mantle #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #extension #syndrift #faults #faulting #seismology #geochemistry #WesternPacific -
New Maps Of Global Geological Provinces And Tectonic Plate
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104069 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #tectonicplate #tectonicprovince #orogenicsystem #orogeny #geodynamics #spatialanalysis #geology #structuralgeology #tectonics #platetectonics #global #earth #opendata #spatialdata #GPS #earthquakes #volcanoes #topography #elevation #model #modeling #crust #mantle #geoscience #lithosphere #faults #faulting #geochronology #deformationzones #GitHub -
Shallow Slow Slip Events Identified Offshore The Osa Peninsula In Southern Costa Rica From GNSS Time Series [geologic faults / tectonics]
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL104771 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #GPS #survey #GNSS #costarica #earthquake #faults #faulting #tectonics #shallowslowslipevent #SSE #shallowslowslip #slowslip #geodetic #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #osa #OsaPeninsula #station #platetectonics #geology #megathrust #MiddleAmericanTrench #centralamerica #platemotion #model #modeling -
Plate tectonics, the process that shapes Earth’s surface, was surprisingly speedy in the past, a new study reveals. The study measured the speed of plate movements over the last two billion years and found that they were much faster than today, reaching up to 20 centimeters per year. Plate tectonics may have started earlier than previously thought, and that it may have influenced the evolution of life and climate.
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Long-Lost Remnants Of Ancient Continents Still Lurk Beneath Antarctica
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https://www.iflscience.com/long-lost-remnants-of-ancient-continents-still-lurk-beneath-antarctica-69572 <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34733-9 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #satellite #GOCE #gravity #seismology #antarctica #cratons #lithosphere #continents #gravitygradients #model #modeling #tectonics #geology #structuralgeology #platetectonics #orogen #earthhistory #geologichistory
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Long-Lost Remnants Of Ancient Continents Still Lurk Beneath Antarctica
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https://www.iflscience.com/long-lost-remnants-of-ancient-continents-still-lurk-beneath-antarctica-69572 <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34733-9 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #satellite #GOCE #gravity #seismology #antarctica #cratons #lithosphere #continents #gravitygradients #model #modeling #tectonics #geology #structuralgeology #platetectonics #orogen #earthhistory #geologichistory
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Long-Lost Remnants Of Ancient Continents Still Lurk Beneath Antarctica
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https://www.iflscience.com/long-lost-remnants-of-ancient-continents-still-lurk-beneath-antarctica-69572 <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34733-9 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #satellite #GOCE #gravity #seismology #antarctica #cratons #lithosphere #continents #gravitygradients #model #modeling #tectonics #geology #structuralgeology #platetectonics #orogen #earthhistory #geologichistory
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Long-Lost Remnants Of Ancient Continents Still Lurk Beneath Antarctica
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https://www.iflscience.com/long-lost-remnants-of-ancient-continents-still-lurk-beneath-antarctica-69572 <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34733-9 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #satellite #GOCE #gravity #seismology #antarctica #cratons #lithosphere #continents #gravitygradients #model #modeling #tectonics #geology #structuralgeology #platetectonics #orogen #earthhistory #geologichistory
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Long-Lost Remnants Of Ancient Continents Still Lurk Beneath Antarctica
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https://www.iflscience.com/long-lost-remnants-of-ancient-continents-still-lurk-beneath-antarctica-69572 <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34733-9 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #satellite #GOCE #gravity #seismology #antarctica #cratons #lithosphere #continents #gravitygradients #model #modeling #tectonics #geology #structuralgeology #platetectonics #orogen #earthhistory #geologichistory
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