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Encyclopedia > Laramie Potts

Laramie Potts is an American scientist at the Ohio State University who identified the Wilkes Land crater with Ralph von Frese. The physicist Albert Einstein is probably the most famous scientist of our time. ... The Ohio State University (OSU) is a coeducational public research university in the U.S. state of Ohio. ... Map of Antarctica, with Wilkes Land slightly to the right The Wilkes Land crater is a proposed name for a 300 mile (500 km) -wide geological feature, located in Wilkes Land, Antarctica, and centered at , that has been explained as an impact crater. ... Ralph R. B. von Frese is an American geologist at the Ohio State University who identified the Wilkes Land crater with Laramie Potts. ...


Potts is a Post Doctoral Researcher in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science. The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland. ... Environmental engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to improving the environment (air, water, and/or land resources), to provide healthful water, air and land for human habitation and for other organisms, and to investigate the possibilities for remediation of polluted sites. ...


He and von Frese used gravity measurements by NASA's GRACE satellites to identify a 200 mile (300 km) wide mass concentration. This mass anomaly is centered within a larger ring-like structure visible in radar images of the land surface beneath the Antarctic ice cap. This combination suggests that it is the result of a large impact event.[1] NASA logo Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Look up Grace in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A mass concentration or mascon is a region of a planet or moons crust that contains a large amount of material that is denser than average for that body. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


References

  1. ^ Gorder, Pam Frost (June 1, 2006). Big Bang in Antarctica -- Killer Crater Found Under Ice. Research News.


 

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