I've been told recently that collecting micrometeorites is as easy, basically, as placing a clean surface outside and picking through the debris you collect because thousands of tons of space dust and debris fall to Earth every day. That can't be all there is to it, can it? How do you know whether you're looking at Earth dust or space dust?
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posted by Sleeper
on Feb 27, 2013 -
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I have a project on Google Earth I created on a PC and want to show off on a tablet, but things are not going smoothly. Have I missed something? Do you know how I can make my project better on a tablet? Specific questions outlined inside, but I welcome other suggestions that may help me in ways I had not even thought about yet.
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posted by whatzit
on Feb 15, 2013 -
4 answers
Help me prepare for "Geo for Good Down Under" at Google HQ Australia. Details on my spatial tech knowledge inside.
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posted by micklaw
on Oct 23, 2012 -
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Imagine that the earth is hit by another Mars-ish sized object causing a second moon to be formed. If the second moon were orbiting the Earth inside or outside of the orbit of The Moon, and assuming it was not orbiting the Earth parallel to The Moon, the two moons would have to cross each other at some point, right? A sort of moon-over-moon eclipse thing. How would you calculate how often this would occur? What would it look like? Does this happen on planets with more than one natural satellite? Does the premise of this question make no sense because my knowledge of astrophysics is basically nil? Explain to me like I am in fifth grade, please.
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posted by Lutoslawski
on May 30, 2012 -
7 answers
What would happen to the earth's rotation, orbit, etc. if the planet were half as large, diameter-wise, as it is now?
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posted by drlith
on May 23, 2012 -
11 answers
If all non-solar-system stars ceased to exist, how would things look different to us on earth? Would anything change?
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posted by juniperesque
on May 15, 2012 -
16 answers
So, we live on a ball. When traveling in one direction, are you always going uphill? Or downhill?
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posted by rich
on Apr 18, 2012 -
27 answers
If an alien located on a planet 100 light years from here was to switch on a big, multi-frequency radio receiver, and record all the noises coming from outer space for the
next hundred years, on all frequencies, how many soap operas, advertisements and new broadcasts would they pick up from Earth? Would a mass-market radio, similar to our Earthly equivalents, pick up anything? Over time, as the number of Earth transmissions increases exponentially, would the alien pick up a cacophony or a damp fizzle?
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posted by 0bvious
on Feb 23, 2012 -
10 answers
Should I get
Last Night on Earth or
Zombies!!!? Have you tried both? Which should I get and why?
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posted by Iteki
on Sep 19, 2011 -
10 answers
How can I create a video using Flash that incorporates zooming around in Google Earth?
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posted by nushustu
on May 18, 2011 -
1 answer
I'm looking for usable 3d meshes of Earth, Moon and Mars I know the data is out there for free, but the data I've found is ridiculous (4 terabyte high resolution files), hard to use (5 degree slices that would need to be assembled), in formats that only planetary geologists can use, or simply stuck in the labyrinth of poorly maintained and documented government web sites where I can't find it.
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posted by Ookseer
on May 8, 2011 -
8 answers
Google Earth looks totally screwed up on my Toshiba laptop with Windows 7. A grid of squares overlays all the maps. I've tried unclicking everything to no avail. Googling has not helped. Here's what it looks like.
http://imgur.com/M9967.jpg
posted by wsg
on May 3, 2011 -
5 answers
I’m a Pagan who wants to live a monastic life. Is there such a thing as an interfaith Earth-based monastery?
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posted by velvet winter
on Mar 16, 2011 -
15 answers
Is anyone aware of an image that's been generated depicting the whole circle of the earth in section view, showing the topography of the relevant land masses and sea floors?
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posted by brightghost
on Feb 23, 2011 -
15 answers
What was the size of the earth, proportionally to it today, before whatever hit it to create the moon?
posted by Sparx
on Jan 13, 2011 -
12 answers
Assuming one had the collective resources of the world's military, scientific institutions and civilian organisations, what would be the simplest, most efficient method of destroying the Earth?
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posted by malusmoriendumest
on Dec 4, 2010 -
19 answers
Help me identify this SciFi novel. I can't remember the title or who wrote it.
I read it back in the late 1970s or early 80s, so it is at least that old.
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posted by governale
on Aug 10, 2010 -
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Is there any way that major fluctuations in the Earth's climate could have an effect on the temperature of the Earth's core? What about its density? Could temperature changes cause some sort of change in the planet's gravity or magnetic fields? Could changing weather have any other effect on the Earth's interior?
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posted by Captain Cardanthian!
on Feb 28, 2010 -
12 answers
Would it be possible to have a planet with significantly more surface area than the earth and similar gravity (at ground level) by decreasing its density?
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posted by blue_beetle
on Jun 18, 2009 -
5 answers
Easy question: How do I get "Terrain" view in Google Earth the way it looks in Google Maps (i.e. a nice topographic view)?
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posted by wavejumper
on Nov 28, 2008 -
3 answers
Candles vs fluorescent light bulbs smackdown: which produces more greenhouse gases? Which one is environmentally friendlier when you figure in all the emissions?
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posted by storybored
on Sep 11, 2008 -
19 answers
Help me find this logo... Earth, or a stylized globe, clutched in a fist... think SPECTRE, SMERSH, or KAOS, but it's not any of those... Where have I seen this? Subgenius art? Anyone?
posted by stenseng
on Aug 7, 2008 -
14 answers
Is it possible to track things such as user movement and button clicking in Google Earth?
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posted by figTree
on May 21, 2008 -
1 answer
ISO: Photo-like diagram of the ratio of total volume of water to total volume of land on Earth. NOT the surface area - the TOTAL respective volumes of the planet.
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posted by yoga
on Jan 10, 2008 -
9 answers
I'm looking for some fairly high-quality geographical maps of the whole planet (preferably contained in a single map, instead of being spread over several), but
without any details on it whatsoever to do with places or names, not even names of mountains or rivers - no country/state borders drawn in either - the only detail should be things like the geography (high/low land, desert, mountains, forest, etc)
Thanks in advance!
posted by heylight
on Oct 27, 2007 -
6 answers
Several years ago I listened to a radio show which mentioned that there was this chemist who invented a perfume that had the smell of earth after rain. I need to find out this guy's name.
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posted by Karcy
on Oct 26, 2007 -
11 answers
If you travel through space at lightspeed, will the stars in the background appear to move relatively slow?
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posted by paulinsanjuan
on Sep 20, 2007 -
16 answers
Is it true that the skies in the Southern Hemisphere appear brighter and clearer than Northern Hemisphere skies? I have read this several times from various unscientific sources. If so, what is the reason?
posted by vizsla
on Sep 10, 2007 -
7 answers
If Russia gets to claim the North Pole as its own based on geological origins, shouldn't India automatically get Antarctica?
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posted by riffola
on Aug 3, 2007 -
20 answers
What can I do, from the big changes on down to the minutae, to make a difference? I want a more environmentally conscious lifestyle!
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posted by iamkimiam
on Jun 13, 2007 -
33 answers
Which great circle on the Earth has the largest proportion of its length lying on land (not water)?
posted by Wolfdog
on May 10, 2007 -
23 answers
NYCFilter: What neighborhoods am I missing in my google earth mapping?
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posted by Mach5
on Mar 14, 2007 -
6 answers
