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☆ Apollo 17 astronauts collected rocks that reveal the moon’s true age
  + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +6 min
The moon’s gravitational pull is also the force behind ocean tides and partly why our planet has a 24-hour day. Geologist and astronaut Harrison Schmitt used an adjustable sampling scoop to retrieve lunar samples during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. Zircon crystals formed as the moon cooled 4.46 billion years ago, and a new analysis traced them in the Apollo 17 samples. NASAAn ancient landscape has been discovered beneath the East Antarctic ice sheet, thanks to ice-penetrating radar. Understanding the hidden, well-preserved landscape could help scientists predict the evolution of the ice sheet and how it may fare as temperatures warm in the climate crisis.
Persons: Harrison Schmitt, Eugene Cernan, ”, Jennika Greer, Nick Gray, James Webb, Stewart Jamieson, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, NASA, Apollo, University of Glasgow, JBA Consulting, Environment Agency Engineers, Environment, Durham University, CNN Space, Science Locations: Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, England's Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Orkney Islands, Denman, East Antarctica, Belgium, North Wales, Iraq, Syria
☆ Dinosaur footprints uncovered on beach on England’s Isle of Wight
  + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Hafsa Khalil | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
Engineers from the government’s Environment Agency were investigating how to reinforce sea defenses along the Yaverland seafront on the Isle of Wight, when they uncovered the fossils, according to a press release Monday. The dinosaur footprints were dicovered on a beach next to a café, a car park and a bus stop. The Environment Agency said the fossils were excavated in a vacation destination beside a beachside café, a car park and a bus stop. Displayed in London’s Natural History Museum is a mantellisaurus skeleton that was discovered on the Isle of Wight in 1917. It is one of the most complete dinosaur skeletons in the UK, according to the Environment Agency.
Persons: Nick Gray, Martin Munt, Munt Organizations: London CNN, Engineers, government’s Environment Agency, JBA Consulting, Agency “, Environment Agency, Isle Museum, ” Locations: Jurassic, England, government’s, Isle of Wight, Europe, ”
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