Sentences with phrase «scarp studies»
The new ice - scarp studies confirm indications from fresh - crater and neutron - spectrometer observations that a layer rich in water ice begins within just one or two yards of the surface in some areas.
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Researchers who located and studied the scarp sites with the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on MRO reported the findings today in the journal Science.
In order to determine how Mercury may have shrunk, the researchers studied tectonic features, called lobate scarps, and wrinkle ridges on the planet, which result from interior cooling and surface compression.