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Report of the panel on lithospheric structure and evolution, section 3
- Source :
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Solid Earth Science in the 1990s. Volume 2: Panel Reports
- Publication Year :
- 1991
- Publisher :
- United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 1991.
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Abstract
- The panel concluded that NASA can contribute to developing a refined understanding of the compositional, structural, and thermal differences between continental and oceanic lithosphere through a vigorous program in solid Earth science with the following objectives: determine the most fundamental geophysical property of the planet; determine the global gravity field to an accuracy of a few milliGals at wavelengths of 100 km or less; determine the global lithospheric magnetic field to a few nanoTeslas at a wavelength of 100 km; determine how the lithosphere has evolved to its present state via acquiring geologic remote sensing data over all the continents.
- Subjects :
- Geophysics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- NASA Technical Reports
- Journal :
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Solid Earth Science in the 1990s. Volume 2: Panel Reports
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsnas.19910012279
- Document Type :
- Report