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Michael DeLucia standing in front of the Great Unconformity
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Erasing a Billion Years of Geologic Time Across the Globe

Lucas Joel by L. Joel 5 February 201823 February 2023

The Great Unconformity—a huge time gap in the rock record—may have been triggered by the uplift of an ancient supercontinent, say researchers using a novel method for dating rocks.

A color-shaded relief image made from the 5-meter mosaic of ArcticDEM shows a portion of the Brooks Range on the North Slope of Alaska
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Map Provides High-Resolution Look at Nearly Entire Arctic Region

by Randy Showstack 24 October 201718 April 2023

Researchers highlight the value of the time element incorporated into imagery and having a baseline for revisiting and comparing topography.

The Pamir Mountains, known as “the Roof of the World,” which tower as high as 7495 meters.
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Villages Must Recalibrate Time to Survive in the Pamir Mountains

by B. Y. Landis 13 April 20167 October 2021

Scientists plan projects this year to help a rugged, troubled region of central Asia retune traditional timekeeping methods based on environmental cues in the face of climate change.

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