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Cartoon showing a map view of the top of a subducting plate modeled on present day subduction at Nankai in southwest Japan
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A Mechanism for Shallow, Slow Earthquakes in Subduction Zones

by U. Faul 30 July 202018 January 2022

Slow earthquakes beneath the accretionary prism updip from the locked portion of a subduction zone can be caused by basaltic blocks embedded in a shale matrix.

Hellisheiði Geothermal Power Station with steam plumes sitting amid green hills
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Basalts Turn Carbon into Stone for Permanent Storage

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 20 March 202022 November 2021

Scientists have shown that mineral carbonation can permanently capture and store carbon quickly enough and safely enough to rise to the challenge of climate change.

Marius Hills Pit
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Lunar Lava Tubes Could Offer Future Moon Explorers a Safe Haven

by JoAnna Wendel 24 March 201726 January 2022

Scientists find evidence that a 50-meter-deep pit on the Moon's surface could be a skylight opening to an intact lava tube tens of kilometers long.

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Satellites Reveal the History of the Moon's "Frigid Sea"

by Terri Cook 25 January 201628 July 2022

The history of aluminum-rich basalts in Mare Frigoris may help scientists better understand the evolution of the lunar mantle.

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New Insights into the Composition of Inner Earth

by Kate Wheeling 2 October 201528 January 2022

Isotopic signatures in volcanic basalts show that Earth's interior is even less uniform than scientists previously thought.

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Drilling a Small Basaltic Volcano to Reveal Potential Hazards

by P. Shane 11 November 201410 November 2021

Drilling into the Rangitoto Island Volcano in the Auckland Volcanic Field in New Zealand offers insight into a small monogenetic volcano, and may improve understanding of future hazards.

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