Folds
Compositional or metamorphic layers of rocks may bend during ductile deformation to produce folds. Folds commonly form during regional horizontal shortening in orogenic (mountain building) belts...
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Orientation of Strata
Strata are layers of rock, whether of sedimentary (e.g., sandstone or limestone) or of extrusive igneous (e.g., lava flow) origin. Sedimentary strata are formed when Earth'...
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Two spacewalking astronauts finished folding up a stubborn, accordion-like solar array Monday, resolving the only complication in space shuttle Discovery's otherwise smooth mission to the internati...
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Two astronauts floated outside the international space station Saturday aiming to finish up rewiring the orbiting outpost and getting a stubborn solar array folded up so that a fourth, unplanned sp...
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The WNBA's Charlotte Sting folded Wednesday, three weeks after the Bobcats gave up control of the team.The WNBA was unsuccessful in finding a buyer for the Sting, one of the original eight franchis...
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Anyone who's ever tried to fold a well-used map can probably relate to the challenge Discovery astronauts face in the next phase of their mission.One of the station's solar panels needs to be retra...
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The device that was supposed to revolutionize urban transportation seems unable to even hold on to a proper fan club.The Segway Enthusiasts Group of America is disbanding because of inactivity and ...
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The Veterans Affairs Department moved Tuesday to clarify a directive limiting the use of a religious recitation at flag-folding ceremonies after it sparked an uproar among some veterans and Republi...
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Two astronauts stepped outside the international space station on an impromptu spacewalk Monday to try to fold up a stubborn, accordion-like solar array.Space shuttle Discovery's Robert Curbeam and...
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Aubrey Huff and the Baltimore Orioles finalized their $20 million, three-year contract on Wednesday.Huff, who is expected to be the Orioles' starting left fielder, will receive $4 million this year...
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Folds
Astronauts finish folding up solar array
