Sentences with phrase «rough volcanic terrain»

It will be the size of a two - story house — a house that will be able to walk on four legs across the rough volcanic terrain until it has smoothed that terrain into a series of flat steps, as in strip mines on land.

Not exact matches

The researchers found that calculating lithosphere strength using magnetotelluric imaging maps of the southwestern United States can more accurately describe the rough terrain and volcanic and seismic activity observed on the surface than can standard geologic models.

ROUGH TERRAIN Underwater robots helped map Havre's 2012 eruption, creating elevation maps of the site and allowing researchers to figure out the volume of volcanic debris deposited there.