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Wilkes Land crater: The giant hole in East Antarctica's gravitational field likely caused by a meteorite
Researchers have proposed many origins for a gravity anomaly in Wilkes Land, East Antarctica, but the latest evidence ...
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Antarctic ice loss accelerated in 2010–2020, then abruptly gained mass
Through satellite gravimetry analysis of Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) mass changes from 2002 to 2023, striking mass change rates ...
Museum to host land grant speaker
Jason Duncan, Wilkes Heritage Museum research specialist, will be the guest speaker at the Caldwell Heritage Museum Wednesday at 10 a.m. Duncan will present a program, Wilkes County Land Grants. He ...
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Antarctica ‘more fragile’ than feared as most detailed map of iceless continent revealed
An unnamed canyon on Wilkes Land hosts ice which is a staggering 4,757m thick - more than 15 times the height of the Shard in London. Peter Fretwell, mapping specialist and co-author at BAS ...