Sentences with phrase «dry lake surface»

The base is next to Rogers Dry Lake, an endorheic desert salt pan whose hard dry lake surface provides a natural extension to Edwards» runways.

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Large boulders like this one wander across the flat clay surface of Racetrack Playa, a dry lake bed in Death Valley National Park in California, leaving long furrows but no hint of what propelled them.

One possible surface sign of such a deep system is Blood Falls, a dark red oozy slush of concentrated, iron - rich brine that seeps out at one end of the Dry Valleys, where Taylor Glacier meets Lake Bonney.

However radar observations have shown that lakes cover only a few per cent of the surface and are concentrated near the poles, making Titan much drier than Earth.

But previous radar observations viewed the apparent lakes at an angle, and therefore did not see bright radar glints reflected back from their surface, leaving open the possibility that the features were dry lake beds or patches of soot.

Geologists confirm that the mudcracks on Mars's surface spotted by the Curiosity rover last year strongly suggest the presence of lakes that likely dried up about 3.5 billion years ago.

Scientists confirmed that the mudcracks present in Mars's surface could prove the existence of lakes that likely have dried up approximately 3.5 billion years ago.

Ancient Aztecs used to skim spirulina algae off the surface of lakes and dry it into cakes which serves as an important source of nutrients.

While moving over the Great Lakes the dry, cold air loads up water vapor and heat from the lakes surfaces leading to strong snowfall downwind of the lLakes the dry, cold air loads up water vapor and heat from the lakes surfaces leading to strong snowfall downwind of the llakes surfaces leading to strong snowfall downwind of the lakeslakes.

Stand on the parched, dusty surface of El Mirage, a dry lake bed north of Los Angeles that covers almost 76,000 acres, and as the sun dips behind the mountains to the west and the landscape adopts an eerie silence, it's just you and your shadow, stretching dozens of metres towards the east behind you.

on the dry surface of Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan.

The Japanese carmaker said it chose the Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan as the location for the attempt for its level and dry lakebed surface and soil which is soft enough to leave a deep impression to be captured by camera drones high above.

Four inches would collect on the lake's dry surface in a slick pool.

Artists seem drawn to the dry lakebed, where in 1968 Michael Heizer dug a zigzag trench called «Rift 1» into the surface, one of nine depressions he made in dry lakes throughout Nevada to create a 520 - mile earthwork.

An extension of Benedict's ongoing investigation into processes of research, collection, extraction and cultivation, this solo exhibition will feature a 4 - channel video installation depicting Benedict's repeated attempts to collect a core sample from the arid, clay - hardened surface of Harper Dry Lake located in Hinkley, CA.

And six years later, Michael Heizer created one of his first earth works here, a zigzag trench incised like an abstract painting into the surface of a dry lake bed.

The five Great Lakes hold 21 percent of the world's fresh surface water — an H 2 O supply that will come in handy in drier times.

Because present - day permafrost landscapes generally support a greater abundance of lakes and wetlands than do thawed landscapes (Smith et al., 2005, 2007), a complete disappearance of permafrost would suggest an ultimately drier land surface and thus reduced methane production.

Small lakes were drained for farming, ditches were dug to drain wetlands and the surface of Lake Korttajärvi was lowered by locals, apparently to create more dry land for farming.

As defined by NFIP, it is a temporary or general condition of partial or complete inundation of two or more acres of normally dry land from: mudflow, overflow of inland or tidal waters, unusual or rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source, and a collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a lake or other similar body of water as a result of erosion or undermining caused by waves or currents of water exceeding anticipated cyclical levels.

HOMEWATCH CAREGIVERS, Salt Lake City, UT (5/2008 to Present) Private Housekeeper • Determine the daily needs of the household and make lists to ensure that they are taken care of • Clean surfaces in living areas, halls, bedrooms and kitchens by sweeping and cleaning • Wash bathrooms and ensure that they are disinfected on a regular basis • Replenish supplies such as toilet paper, soap and towels in bathrooms and powder rooms • Perform laundry duties by carefully separating colored clothes from white ones and ensuring that they are washed and dried separately • Ascertain that clothes and linen are properly ironed and hung / placed in dedicated closets • Develop menus according to household members» specific tastes and nutritional needs and ensure that food items are cooked accordingly • Dust and polish furniture and fixtures on a regular basis and change light bulbs as required • Clean rugs by vacuuming or washing them and ensure that they are properly dried before reinstalling them • Run errands such as grocery shopping and bills payment • Supervise and train other housekeeping staff to ensure delivery of exceptional services