Why Can’t the Louisville Hotspot Walk in a Straight Line?
Hotspots have been thought for a long time to be fixed underneath the lithosphere.read more
View ArticleWhy a Magnetometer Can be a Hotspot Scientist’s Best Friend
The scientists’ ability to determine whether the Louisville hotspot has been moving inside the Earth is dependent on our paleomagnetists’ ability to see how the Earth’s magnetic field affects volcanic...
View ArticleThe Liftboat Myrtle vs The JOIDES Resolution
The JOIDES Resolution and the Liftboat Myrtle are both being used as platforms for ocean scientific drilling, but, beyond that, they don't have a lot in common.read more
View ArticleCore description on land vs. core description at sea
The Chicxulub K-Pg Impact Crater expedition 364 scientists are in Bremen, Germany right now. They are describing the cores they drilled last spring in the Chicxulub Crater.read more
View ArticleLife at Sea vs. Life in Bremen
Today was the last day of core description for Chicxulub Impact Crater scientists who have been working at the University of Bremen in Germany. You would assume that doing scientific work on land for...
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