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Cracking Dams!
[acknowledgements] [goals] [WebQuests] [bulletin board] [references] This web site contains several images from the Corel Web Graphics Suite which is protected by the copyright laws of the US, Canada, and elsewhere. Used under license. It is for viewing purposes only....
Drinking & Driving
even more effective than just automatic license revocation. 6 Impounding or confiscating license plates. 7 Mandating the installation of interlock devices that prevent intoxicated persons from starting a vehicle. 8 Vehicle impoundment or immobilization. 9 Expan...
Polar Vortex Breakdown
amplitude, eventually tearing the vortex apart. Related Links High Resolution Simulation The animations depict the flow of the Polar Vortex by visualizing Potential Vorticity (a variable that acts as a tracer) over the 16-day simulation. In the second and succeeding images, the heig...
VOLCANO-TECTONIC ENVIRONMENTS
conveyor belt. Images modified from USGS. Volcanic eruptions above these lithospheric plates are driven by the ascent of magma (molten rock) from deep beneath the surface. The various magma types are described in Physicochemical Controls on Eruption Style. They vary from...
Plate Tectonics on Mars?
Science News >Science@NASA Headline News >1999 >Plate Tectonics on Mars? Plate Tectonics on Mars? Tweet Space Science News home Plate Tectonics on Mars? Magnetic stripes on the surface of Mars are similar to fields in the sea floors of Earth and may indicate a...
Teen Drivers: Terror on Wheels
Does Your Teenager Drive A Safe Car? Home › Traffic and Safety › Does Your Teenager Drive A Safe Car? Vehicle choice is particularly important for young drivers. If your teenager has just gotten a driver's license, chances are he or she is looking forward to driving...
Mars Express Reveals the Red Planet's Volcanic Past
reveals the Red Planet’s volcanic past Daedalia Planum 14 March 2008 A new analysis of impact cratering data from Mars reveals that the planet has undergone a series of global volcanic upheavals. These violent episodes spewed lava and water onto the surface, sculpting the landscape...
Chandra Takes X-ray Image of Repeat Offender
apparently well-suited to making a laser effect," said Davidson. Web Links High resolution digital versions of the x-ray image and associated information on Chandra are available at: http://chandra.nasa.govhttp://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/0099/index.html or http://chandra.harvard...
Teaching Old Data New Tricks (DAAC Study)
yellow is high), and white streamlines indicate wind direction. Landmasses show enhanced resolution backscatter values ranging from high in tropical vegetation to low in the deserts. Polar sea ice extent is imaged as enhanced resolution backscatter values, and the dry sno...
Kyoto National Museum
” Once a category is selected, thumbnail photos appear that link to enlarged images. The resolution of the images is not very high, but most of the images can be enlarged without losing too much clarity. The second method for viewing the collection is to...
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