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Wednesday, 19 July 2023

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Improving our understanding of the impact history of the Stac Fada Member, NW Scotland 

Earth & Solar System [2023-07-19 17:37:26]  recommend  recommend this post  (111 visits) info
Written by: Arty Goodwin, University of Manchester When a huge meteor or comet hits into Earth, the resultant impact is similar to a huge explosion! Meteor collisions carve out craters into solid rock, scooping out and ejecting material over the … Continue reading →

A Week of Getting Stuck In2Science 

Earth & Solar System [2022-10-27 15:04:34]  recommend  recommend this post  (176 visits) info
This post follows a week of activities hosted by planetary science PhD students Peter Mc Ardle and Megan Hammett for a selection of sixth form students – from Greater Manchester and the surrounding areas – as part of the In2Science … Continue reading →

New Meteor Observation Camera Deployed at Jodrell Bank Observatory 

Earth & Solar System [2022-07-20 10:33:12]  recommend  recommend this post  (88 visits) info
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Yesterday – on the hottest day of the 2022 – we had first light on our 360 degree all sky meteor observation camera deployed at the Jodrell Bank observatory site in Cheshire, UK. The new camera is the 2nd that … Continue reading →

First-year VMSG experience! 

Earth & Solar System [2022-02-08 23:12:32]  recommend  recommend this post  (160 visits) info
When I joined the Planetary Sciences group here at the University of Manchester, I never thought I’d be attached to any conference or a research community so much, but trust me when I say this, the vVMSG (virtual Volcanic and … Continue reading →

Volcanic crises in 2021: reflections on a panel discussion at the 2022 VMSG annual meeting 

Earth & Solar System [2022-01-31 11:58:34]  recommend  recommend this post  (269 visits) info
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In January 2022, the Planetary Science and Volcanology Groups at The University of Manchester hosted the annual meeting of the Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group (VMSG), the UK and Ireland’s main venue for sharing research on volcanoes, the magma plumbing … Continue reading →

New group paper: A new way to investigate the history of the surface of the Moon. 

Earth & Solar System [2020-08-24 12:00:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (428 visits) info
Zircons (tiny crystals of ZrSiO4) are found in many rocks and are widely used to measure the age of rocks. This is usually done by looking at uranium-lead (U-Pb) and lead-lead (Pb-Pb) ages, both of which rely on radioactive decay … Continue reading →

Rosetta Stones Rolls On 

Rosetta Stones [2020-06-07 00:50:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (697 visits) info
We say so long to the Scientific American Blogs Network, but this isn't goodbye! -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Geology of the Pacific Northwest: A Great Introduction for Kids 

Rosetta Stones [2020-04-23 18:00:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (195 visits) info
Help kids learn about the geology of the Pacific Northwest in a fun, informative geology book with easy projects. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Planetary Science Resources 

Earth & Solar System [2020-03-24 18:28:26]  recommend  recommend this post  (160 visits) info
Schools in the UK (and across much of the rest of the world) are closed for the vast majority of children, and we’re all being told to stay at home to slow the spread of the Coronavirus. As many parents … Continue reading →

A Collection of Gems for Your Valentine's Day Enjoyment 

Rosetta Stones [2020-02-14 09:28:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (200 visits) info
Even if the V-day leaves you meh, the geology of gemstones is still pretty great -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Volcano Awareness Video Mania 

Rosetta Stones [2020-01-31 04:04:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (110 visits) info
Oh, right, Volcano Awareness Month happened while all those exciting earthquakes had us distracted! -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

10 Years?! 10. Years. A Decade of Geoblogging in Review 

Rosetta Stones [2020-01-05 23:30:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (397 visits) info
What a difference a decade makes! -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Always Check the Copyright Date: Rocks, Rivers and the Changing Earth 

Rosetta Stones [2019-09-18 08:00:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (213 visits) info
Or how I was reminded that the publication date can be quite deceptive -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Mount Rainier in One Easy-ish Day: From Mud to Meadows 

Rosetta Stones [2019-08-01 05:00:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (136 visits) info
Massive mudflows, mountain views and marvelous meadows await as we take a trip up Mount Rainier -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

What We Can Learn from These Marvelous Out-of-Context Rocks 

Rosetta Stones [2019-06-30 18:00:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (163 visits) info
Come visit some very unusual sedimentary rocks on Seattle's Richmond Beach -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Mass Spectrometer 1 

Earth & Solar System [2019-06-14 16:00:07]  recommend  recommend this post  (113 visits) info
This post was written by Prof. Grenville Turner FRS who set up the Isotope Group when he moved from Sheffield to Manchester in 1986. Grenville was one of the original UK Apollo sample and Luna sample Pricipal Investigators, and has trained … Continue reading →

Magnitude 8,0 earthquake in Peru 

Iceland Volcano and Earthquake blog [2019-05-26 19:46:56]  recommend  recommend this post  (109 visits) info
Today (26-May-2019) at 07:41 UTC (02:41 local time) a magnitude 8,0 earthquake took place in Peru. The depth of this earthquake is 109 km to 130 km. It was felt up to 1700 km from its epicentre. This magnitude and … Continue reading →

Diamonds: Tears of the Gods 

Rosetta Stones [2019-04-30 08:00:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (63 visits) info
Diamonds are the April birthstone. They aren’t forever, but they are geologically remarkable -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Geopuzzle: One of These Three Postulations is Right Out 

Rosetta Stones [2019-04-05 03:00:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (237 visits) info
Can you determine the least likely scenario? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Aquamarine: A Neptunian Stone's Plutonic Origin Story 

Rosetta Stones [2019-03-31 09:00:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (137 visits) info
Aquamarine is the birthstone for March. Its origins and variety may surprise you -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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