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Martian Craters Might Be Collapse Features
October 29, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

Glen Cushing, a U.S. Geological Survey space scientist, suggests that craters near Mars’ Arsia Mons volcano could be collapse features above caves or lava tubes.


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Finding Caves on Earth, Moon, Mars
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Idaho Lava Fields: Craters of the Moon
October 13, 2009 | Earth Observatory
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New World Heritage Sites in China, Korea, Spain
July 7, 2007 | UNESCO World Heritage Centre
The World Heritage Committee has selected the following geological locations as additions...

Volcanic Eruptions in Guatemala
April 7, 2009 | Magma Cum Laude
Jessica Ball has a blog post about volcanoes in Guatemala with lots...

Arkenu Craters: Double Impact
November 10, 2008 | Earth Observatory
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Finding Impact Craters With LiDAR
November 30, 2008 | ars technica
This short article explains how LiDAR (light detection and ranging, an optical...

Analysis: Crandall Canyon Coal Mine Collapse
June 10, 2008 | Wired Science
Researchers have evaluated data related to the collapse of the Crandall Canyon...

Congo Volcanoes to Erupt?
May 14, 2009 | MSNBC
The Nyiragongo and Nyamulagira volcanoes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

Impact Craters on Earth and the Moon
August 17, 2009 | Earth Observatory
Impact craters on the Earth are eroded rather quickly, but stay preserved...

Mine Collapse in Utah (links to Google News)
August 6, 2007 | Google News
A mine collapse in Utah has trapped six coal miners about 1500...

Chaiten Eruption Continues
January 24, 2009 | Earth Observatory
Earth Observatory has two new satellite images of current eruptive activity at...

Previous Collapse at Utah Mine
August 14, 2007 | National Public Radio
National Public Radio has a story about mining methods and previous collapse...

Karst Terrain in Guilin, China
July 5, 2008 | GEOTIMES
This GEOTIMES article features the karst topography in the Guilin area of...

Chaiten Volcano Updates
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Links to recent news items related to a partial ash cloud collapse...

USGS Geologist: Mine Collapse Caused Seismic Event
August 9, 2007 | The Salt Lake Tribune
Rafael Abreu, a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Information...

Mapping the Medusae Fossae Formation on Mars
November 3, 2007 | NASA Mars Mission News
The Medusae Fossae Formation is one of the youngest surficial deposits on...

Lava Flows of the Kilauea East Rift Zone
November 6, 2009 | NASA Earth Observatory
NASA's Earth Observatory has released a satellite image of lava flows in...

Impending Collapse in Carlsbad, NM?
November 11, 2009 | MSNBC
About 30 years ago, oil companies created a brine well beneath an...

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