deformation
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While the patterns are complex, most of the deformation appears in areas where deeply subducted slabs are thought to exist.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
Scientists were able to confirm Jerk alerts using other monitoring indicators, including seismicity, ground deformation, and volcanic gas measurements.
From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026
"These notches in the wheels and the deformation observed in the track are compatible with the fact that the track was cracked," it wrote in what it called a "working hypothesis".
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
"The deformation we detected during the initial analysis of the Cassini mission data could have been compatible with a global ocean, but now we know that isn't the full story."
From Science Daily • Dec. 20, 2025
The deformation to the west of the Three Sisters doesn’t pose a problem right now, and it might not for a very long time to come.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Vocabulary lists containing deformation
Earth Science - Middle School
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Rocks and Minerals - Introductory
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