Monthly Archives: October 2010

China draws world’s first land cover map of Antarctica

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Chinese scientific researchers successfully drew a 1:100,000 scale land cover map of all of Antarctica under the support of the National 863 Program. This is the world’s first land cover map of Antarctica and the first batch of Chinese-owned important … Continue reading →

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Amazing places around the world

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Lencois Maranhenses – A desert with lagoons Located in the State of Maranhao, on the north shore of Brazil, the Lenois Maranhenses National Park is an area of about 300 square kms of blinding white dunes and deep blue lagoons, … Continue reading →

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Earth-Like Planet Discovery Set Search for More Life in Space

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Discovery of an Earth-like planet in a habitable zone was found after looking at just nine nearby stars. Such a small sampling implies that worlds like Earth are extremely common. Techniques are under development to look for the chemical fingerprints … Continue reading →

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