Sentences with phrase «rocky water where»

Thanks to this propulsion system, the Gymnobot could be used in shallow, rocky water where conventional submersible robots can't go to film and study the marine life near the seashore.

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I can't imagine breathing well in the east, I need the place where I am, I need these mountains, I need the ocean now, I need the cold lake water, I need rocky shores.

About three miles east I stop again at a small deserted beach and walk along under walls marked «private» that ring the water around the sweeping half - mile curve that leads to the rocky point where I am headed.

Dubbed Kepler 438 b and Kepler 442 b, both planets appear to be rocky and orbit in the not - too - hot, not - too - cold habitable zones of their stars where liquid water can exist in abundance.

So Proxima b's 11 - day year exposes it to two thirds as much starlight as Earth — enough to place the planet in the middle of its star's «habitable zone,» a temperate circumstellar region where liquid water and life could conceivably exist on a rocky world's surface.

The planet, Kepler 452 b, is likely rocky and orbits in its star's habitable zone where liquid water can exist

Since most property was far from streams and there was little rain, officials then gave settlers formal rights to take water out of rivers and move it across dry land where it could be used to mine minerals or turn rocky fields into farms.

To qualify as potentially life - friendly, a planet must be relatively small (and therefore rocky) and orbit in the «habitable zone» of its star, which is loosely defined as a location where water can exist in liquid form on a world's surface.

NASA just announced 7 rocky planets around the cool red star Trappist - 1 — and 3 of those orbit within the Habitable Zone (where surface liquid water would be possible).

Hence, either stars A or B could have one or two «rocky» planets in orbital zones where liquid water is possible.

In 2003, astronomers at the University of Texas at Arlington performed refined calculations to determine that the habitable zone around 47 Ursae Majoris, where an inner rocky planet (with suitable mass and atmospheric gas composition and density) can have liquid water on its surface, lies between 1.05 and 1.83 AUs of the star.

Then NASA's Kepler mission launched and discovered thousands of rocky planets orbiting stars, some of which are at a distance from their parent star where liquid water could exist on the surface.

According to calculations performed for the NASA Star and Exoplanet Database, the distance from 41 Arae B where an Earth - type rocky planet may have liquid water on its surface has been estimated to be between 0.593 and 1.176 AU — between the orbital distances of Mercury and Earth in the Solar System.

According to calculations performed for the NASA Star and Exoplanet Database, the distance from Ross 128 where an Earth - type rocky planet may have liquid water on its surface has been estimated to be between 0.06 and 0.11 AU — well within the orbital distance of Mercury in the Solar System.

Assuming an iron - rich planet with an internal structure like Earth, modelling results for the first discovered super-Earth (GJ 876 d) indicate the existence of a threshold in planetary diameter above which a super-Earth «most certainly» has a high water content (an «ocean planet» or «water world,» where thick layers of water and pressurized ice surround a rocky mantle and core); this threshold was found to be around 24,000 kilometers (or nearly 15,000 miles) in the particular case of GJ 876 d (Valencia et al, 2007).

Kelsey says, This golden maternity session took place on Whidbey Island where the rocky cliff edges of deception pass meet the mysterious waters.

Water - wary Angus MacMorrow (Alex Etel) finds a crustacean covered egg in a rocky Scottish tide pool and drags it home to his workshop where it hatches.

This is the first verse: Where dips the rocky highland Of Sleuth Wood in the lake, There lies a leafy island Where flapping herons wake The drowsy water - rats; There we've hid our faery vats, Full of berries And of reddest stolen cherries.

To prevent snakebites — remove areas around your home where snakes may hide such as fallen trees, tall grass, rocky areas, standing water, and deep holes.

Iceland has its own extreme formula driving course where the motor sport competition demonstrate their no fear philosophy by doing flying leaps over rocky gullies, spinning with break neck abandon over lava beds, race through mud and water, and do dare devil antics on narrow tracks that cut vertically straight through the walls of dirt and gravel ridges.

It is in the neighborhood of Dwejra bay (2 km), where visitors will come across a unique natural phenomenon, the Inland Sea, a shallow body of water in the niche of a rocky coast connected to the sea through a narrow tunnel.

With small fishing boats you can travel out to the sea through a narrow cleft and visit Fungus Rock, where Medieval knights grew medicinal plants, or go to the famous Azure window, a 40 foot wide opening in the rocky coastline with azure - blue clear water.

Back on the main track you head west to the Taranaki Falls where water spills 10m over rocky terrain in a very scenic setting.

Always beckoning are the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean, where it's not uncommon to see dolphins join the surfers off the rocky points.

Small children and beginner snorkelers are advised to only snorkel on the rocky area of shallows along the cove, no farther than 15 - 20 feet offshore where the water is calmest during summer months.

Like most of the other reviews stated, the shore line is very rocky where it meets the water.

My compadres and I spent two to five hours on the water each day, paddling by cliffs where white trees (palos blancos) grew out of cracks in the volcanic rock, past valleys full of towering cordon cactus and sage - colored scrub, and around rocky headlands where birds perched on rocks and held out their wings, like a mother's welcoming arms, to let them dry in the sea breeze.

Tulum has stunning and idyllic white sand beaches where you can find modern and chic hotels and high - end resorts in addition to cute and locally owned bed and breakfasts, beach cabanas and guesthouses (most of which come with a hefty price - tag) and expensive but adorable cafes, smoothie and juice bars, and upscale restaurants serving a variety of authentic Mexican and international cuisine; the unique and picturesque Mayan Ruins of Tulum perched atop a rocky cliff - side overlooking the turquoise waters of the Gulf of Mexico; and the friendly, less touristy and small and charming coastal town with a laid - back, quiet and hippie - bohemian vibe and peaceful atmosphere and slow pace of life where you can find budget - friendly & unique accommodations (like hostels and bed and breakfasts in local neighbourhoods), the main avenue is lined with an assortment of souvenir shops selling colourful Mexican handicrafts, there are an abundance of fresh produce markets, and a range of local restaurants and eateries serving everything from inexpensive authentic Mexican cuisine (like 7 peso tacos) to fresh and locally caught seafood to a variety of moderately priced international cuisines.

Head out with our professional dive - masters to the Marietas Islands, a group of rocky isles near the border where the calm waters of Banderas Bay meet the Pacific Ocean.

Likewise inside Taum Resort Bali are well spaced offering an intimate feel where one can really unwind.Petitenget beach is a quiet peaceful stretch of white sands with a rocky out crop sheltering this clear flat water from the large swells that Bali is famous for.

Well worth a visit are the natural hot springs at Cisolok, about eight kilometres west of Cimaja where you can see gushing geysers of hot water spurting from the rocky river and while away a few hours soaking in the sulphurous warm waters.

My value of 0.75 (giving a surface temperature of 299K where albedo and atmospheric absorption are zero) may even be too high for a rocky dry planet without water, vegetation or greenhouse gases.

He found that larger rocky planets are more likely than smaller ones to have surface temperatures where liquid water could exist, given the same amount of light from the star.

«Life is a journey, and during the inevitable times when rocky waters toss us around, it helps to have a person in your life who has successfully navigated the rivers, and made it to the other side, where the waters are calm and smooth.