Category Archives: water

Scientists Confirm Liquid on Saturn’s Moon Titan

Posted on August 2, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Researchers report in Nature  that they identified a dark liquid lake, surrounded by a lighter shoreline and a “beach,” on the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan. The foot-shaped lake is the first verified extraterrestrial body of liquid, and is likely … Continue reading →

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NASA Spacecraft Confirms Water on Mars

Posted on August 2, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Laboratory tests aboard NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample. The lander’s robotic arm delivered the sample Wednesday to an instrument that identifies vapors produced by the heating of samples. “We have water,” said William Boynton … Continue reading →

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Algal Blooms: Not Caused by Global Warming

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

There were reports about the effects of  global warming on algal bloom . As a geographer both interests me , besides i have a life-science background so i have natural interest in these. I have found an interesting and somewhat … Continue reading →

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Fiord

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

A fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides, created in a valley carved by glacial activity. Formation The seeds of a fjord are laid when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley through abrasion of the surrounding bedrock by … Continue reading →

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