Natural Science Forum / Earth Science / Geology / May 2007

We left off solving this question with a bunch of nuts talking about
tidal waves effecting the moon's movement. I've read that someone says
the moon is getting lighter due to "evaporation." If the moon is
indeed getting lighter, then it should continue moving away from the

George W;  So dad, tell me, what was your biggest regret
                 during your four years in office, except of course
                 for that ya know "read my...ah... except for that?
George Sr;  Except for 'that' of course, I really wanted to go

I used to watch Professor Lindenbrook, Lars, and his duck, Gertrude,
as they tried to follow Arne Saknussem's trail to the center of the
Earth. My high school English teacher would call this my "frame of
reference". Anyway, while the earth was still molten, the elements and

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The anthros, their interests SO vested
And Poor Truth, for  too long molested
Their deceit and deception

Since I will hopefully graduate for my masters degree in geology next
year, I am starting to look around for PhD-positions in the field of
planetary geology. I have been searching the web and have been rather
unsuccesfull thus far. Since my professors are mostly on fieldwork at

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On Sun, 13 May 2007 00:40:00 -0500, "Elvis Kabong"
<ampscience@tuneland.com> wrote:

Opportunity was hit by a dust devil earlier this week,
clearing the dust off its solar panels
and nearly doubling its power supply.
Energizer Rover keeps on going.

Sorry folks, as I'd forgotten that "sci.bio.evolution" was another NG
moderated cult.
"The planet that hit the earth to create the moon - Question"
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.space.science/browse_frm/thread/a287e0688a0ad
7be/82c3bc8c5c24b8d8?hl=en#82c3bc8c5c24b8d8

Pretty amazing video.
http://www.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/av/dn8168V1.mov

This coal mine is not so far from the New Madrid/Wasbash fault areas.
Note the date of the fossils.
http://tinyurl.com/2kf4gj

DUMBEST a.s INVENTIONS WE BRIGHT HUMANS HAVE MADE?
Worst one gotta be:
1) Leaf Blowers .. hate em with a passion. What's worse, the cancer
rate rocketting needlessly or some leaves on the ground?

J'écris
Surely there has got to be
some undiscovered area where
gold is abundant enough to be

David Tyrwhitt is the worlds most respected and knowledgeable geologist in
the world today.
David Tyrwhitt should be praised for his incredible discoveries of gold in
the Great Sandy Deserts of Australia.  To discover the Great Sandy Desert

I'm a rookie here and I know that I have got a lot to learn.
My first geology question is:
What keeps the earth's core hot?
I've heard several explanations but I'm not sure which one is true.

We Want 'Stu', .. We want Stu, ..   We want George, ..We want
George.."   Well, come on then Stu, ..come on George, ..  Don't hide
your bikes under a bushel.   Get peddling.   Tell all the people why
Plate Tectonics is right.  Tell them how colliding plates crumple the