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Researchers Discover Ancient Massive Landslide

Posted by samzenpus on from the but-time-makes-you-bolder dept.

sciencehabit writes For decades, geologists have noted the signs of ancient landslides in southwestern Utah. Although many parts of the landscape don't look that odd at first glance, certain layers include jumbled masses of fractured rock sandwiched among thick veins of lava, ash, and mud. Now, new fieldwork suggests that many of those ancient debris flows are the result of one of Earth's largest known landslides, which covered an area nearly 39 times the size of Manhattan.

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  1. UOM conversion help, please by NoNonAlphaCharsHere · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anybody know what "39 times the size of Manhattan" is in football fields?

    1. Re:UOM conversion help, please by i+kan+reed · · Score: 3, Informative

      http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=39+times+the+area+manhattan+divided+by+area+of+a+football+field

    2. Re:UOM conversion help, please by daniel23 · · Score: 3, Funny

      For European readers: it is about 5% of the area of Bavaria

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      605413? Yes, it's a prime.
    3. Re:UOM conversion help, please by Geoffrey.landis · · Score: 4, Funny

      For European readers: it is about 5% of the area of Bavaria

      How many Liechtenstein is that?

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      http://www.geoffreylandis.com