This paper presents a search for dark matter,
Although transformational faulting in the rim of the metastable olivine wedge is hypothesized as a triggering mechanism of deep-focus earthquakes, there is no direct evidence of such rim. Variations of the
- Award ID(s):
- 1802247
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10363769
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- Nature Publishing Group
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- Journal Name:
- Communications Earth & Environment
- Volume:
- 3
- Issue:
- 1
- ISSN:
- 2662-4435
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- National Science Foundation
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