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The Big CUP

Posted on April 4, 2017 by aliyazd1407

Want to know the processes that shape the planetary surfaces ? Say YES!!! (Please :P) There are four major geological processes that can explain the geological surface features but I will only focus on one of them which is IMPACT CRATERING. Impact creating is the creation of bowl-shaped impact craters mainly caused by leftover planetesimals from … Continue reading The Big CUP Continue reading →

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Heavy Bombardment

Posted on March 18, 2014 by joshkip

One topic in our readings that I found to be particularly interesting was the period known as “Heavy Bombardment” that took place in our solar system hundreds of millions of years ago. This simulation provides an excellent example of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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