terrain
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With each new generation, NASA's rovers have become more capable of traveling longer distances, navigating difficult terrain, and investigating locations that earlier vehicles could never have reached.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
This region contains what may be some of the oldest terrain ever examined in the solar system.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
Paying Towns and Hart their maximum allowable contracts would almost certainly land the Knicks on the most dreaded financial terrain in the sport in the near future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
“The biggest advantages for drones come in wet fields, rough terrain, irregularly shaped fields and situations where timely product applications are critical,” says Bernt Nelson of the AFBF.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
It was like a gigantic frozen river twisting through the rugged terrain.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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"These resources can access remote and rugged terrains, dropping water and fire retardant directly on the fire's critical areas, something that ground forces might struggle with in vast and challenging landscapes like Rhinogydd," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The U.S. has a diverse range of terrains across its 3.8 million square miles, including the desert in the Southwest.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
Part of the museum’s expansive textile collection, Rosalena’s 27-foot-long tapestry is woven with hand-weaving patterns using satellite images the artist distorted from planetary terrains from Mars and Earth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Sulfate minerals are widespread throughout the Valles Marineris region, especially in rugged landscapes called chaotic terrains.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
On top of that, they had selected one of the most nearly impossible terrains on Earth.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Elements of the Universe: Terr, Terra ("Earth")
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