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Sandstone Arches and National Parks: Testing for Collapse Likelihood
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| Date: | 2015-08-10 20:42:23 |
| Blog: | Utah Geological Survey - blog  |
| URL: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UtahGeologicalSurvey/~3/buwFI_PVM6U/ |
Summary:
natureworldnews.com Things are humming right along at Arches National Park. That is, scientists who wondered about possible internal damage in the 88-foot-long Mesa Arch at Canyonlands National Park-one of more than 2,000 sandstone arches in two national parks in that part of Utah–now have an answer. They learned by employing seismometers to hear the arches’ […]Content analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arches | FR | 48.1178 | 6.52803 |
| Arches National Park | US | 38.6156 | -109.617 |
| Canyonlands National Park | US | 38.2341 | -109.883 |
| Sandstone | US | 46.1298 | -92.8644 |
Keywords:
88-foot-long Mesa Arch, Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park-one, Collapse Likelihood natureworldnews.com, GEOLOGY NEWS, national parks, possible internal damage, sandstone arches, seismometers
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