Earth is Missing a Huge Layer of its Crust

Posted on 06/01/2019 by hira

In 1869, explorer and geologist John Wesley Powell noticed a huge amount of crust is missing from the Grand Canyon surface. The strange feature is especially evident in the flat-lying layered...

Earth is Missing a Huge Layer of its Crust

Posted on 06/01/2019 by hira

In 1869, explorer and geologist John Wesley Powell noticed a huge amount of crust is missing from the Grand Canyon surface. The strange feature is especially evident in the flat-lying layered...

A Mineral is Stealing Iron from Earth’s Crust

Posted on 20/05/2018 by hira

Scientists have found a subtle chemical signature in the rocks of Arizona and they say it could explain why Earth’s continents lack iron. Earth is made up of three distinct layers: the crust,...

A Mineral is Stealing Iron from Earth’s Crust

Posted on 20/05/2018 by hira

Scientists have found a subtle chemical signature in the rocks of Arizona and they say it could explain why Earth’s continents lack iron. Earth is made up of three distinct layers: the crust,...

Parts of Earth’s Original Crust Discovered in Canada

Posted on 21/03/2017 by hira

Rocks from Canada’s Hudson Bay have yielded some of the earliest pieces of Earth’s crust that existed around 4.2 billion years ago. Earth itself is a bit more than 4.5 billion years old and...

Mars Crust Contributed to Makeup of its Atmosphere

Posted on 30/09/2016 by ians

Chemistry in the surface material on Mars contributed dynamically to the make-up of its atmosphere over time, a study has found.The findings come from the NASA's Curiosity rover's Sample Analysis at...

Early Earth was Covered with Oceanic Crust Surface

Posted on 20/09/2016 by ians

Early Earth was largely covered with an oceanic crust-like surface unlike the continental crust that researchers had expected to find, suggests a new study."It gives us important information about...

Scientists Find World’s Oldest Oceanic Crust in Mediterranean Sea

Posted on 16/08/2016 by hira

The oldest piece of oceanic crust is lying inside Mediterranean Sea and is estimated to be 340 million years old.Oceanic crust is the topmost solid layer found under the ocean which consists of...

Curiosity Rover Discovers Continental Crust on Mars Similar to Earth

Posted on 15/07/2015 by sumayah

NASA’s Curiosity Rover has once again made a brand new discovery. A few light-colored rocks have been found on the surface of the Red Planet that bear an uncanny resemblance to the geological...

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Earth is Missing a Huge Layer of its Crust

Earth is Missing a Huge Layer of its Crust

A Mineral is Stealing Iron from Earth’s Crust

A Mineral is Stealing Iron from Earth’s Crust

Parts of Earth’s Original Crust Discovered in Canada

Mars Crust Contributed to Makeup of its Atmosphere

Early Earth was Covered with Oceanic Crust Surface

Scientists Find World’s Oldest Oceanic Crust in Mediterranean Sea

Curiosity Rover Discovers Continental Crust on Mars Similar to Earth