So how do scientists find out what is in an atmosphere? Yes, this can be really interesting because when an extrasolar planet that is earth like is found in would be nice to find out if it could support life by looking at its atmosphere and the way it is made up. Obviously a nice [...]
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Atmospheres of the Earth and terrestrial planets.
If you don’t know what an atmosphere is then I suggest you find a blog on fashion or similar. Perhaps, though, we think we know what an atmosphere is but do we really? Well, just in case it’s that thin blue line that we see around the Earth when looking at pictures that the International [...]
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The Different Types of Impact Craters and How to Spot Them.
A crater is simple, right? Well, not really, they are not just holes in the ground (well they are really but they do differ depending on the size of the crater). Once we have become experts on the different types of craters and why they are classified differently then I’ll go through the different ways [...]
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How impact craters are formed
This sounds a bit like a no-brainer really; the asteroid or comet crosses the path of Earth and hits the Earth’s surface causing an impact crater. That’s it isn’t it? No, nothing in life is quite as simple as that and the way impactors (asteroids, comets, space stations or astronauts) hit the Earth is quite [...]
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Volcanoes on Earth and Beyond
Volcanoes are one of those great forces of nature that we take almost for granted on Earth. I am not sure that I would take it for granted if I lived right next to a volcano but on the overall scheme of things they are part of the Earth’s make up and mold the Earth [...]
