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After Albert’s explanation of Afar’s volcanic and tectonic past, I will look into this region’s Holocene volcanism, and try to create the first comprehensive volcanic history of this very ...

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Our Moon continues to surprise us with amazing features. Scientists recently shared new information about two canyons that ...

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Body Dimensions 164.2 x 76 x 8.5 mm (6.46 x 2.99 x 0.33 in) ...

The Wailuku River flows into the basalt lava pools at Boiling Pots in Hilo on Feb. 5, 2025. (Kelsey Walling/Big Island Now) Boiling Pots is an area in upper Hilo and is the name for the succession ...

Take a road trip through Nevada to this moon-like crater used by NASA astronauts as a training ground to prepare them for the lunar landscape.