The recent 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Chile has shifted the Earth's figure axis by about three inches. For the geophysicist, it's significant. For the rest of us? We'll hardly, if ever, notice a difference. Still, it's a neat story and you can read it here at this NASA update, thanks to Spaceweather.com for the link.
Friday, March 12, 2010
"The Chilean Quake Shifted Enough Material to Change The Mass Balance Of The Entire Planet."
The recent 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Chile has shifted the Earth's figure axis by about three inches. For the geophysicist, it's significant. For the rest of us? We'll hardly, if ever, notice a difference. Still, it's a neat story and you can read it here at this NASA update, thanks to Spaceweather.com for the link.
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