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Massive ‘Grand Canyon’ Found Hidden Beneath Greenland’s Ice
universetoday.com ^
 |  August 29, 2013
 | Nancy Atkinson on
Posted on 08/29/2013 1:07:21 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The canyon, found by airborne radar data, has the same characteristics of a winding river channel like the Grand Canyon in Arizona. It is at least 750 kilometers (460 miles) long, making it longer than the Grand Canyon. In some places, it is as deep as 800 meters (2,600 feet), on scale parts of the Grand Canyon. This immense feature is thought to predate the ice sheet that has covered Greenland for the last few million years.
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TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: canyon; found; globalcooling; globalwarming; grand; greenland; hidden; ice; massive
    
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posted on 
08/29/2013 1:07:21 PM PDT
by 
BenLurkin
 
To: BenLurkin
    Let’s drill for oil THERE! Drill, baby, drill!
 
To: 2harddrive
    Evil Koch Bros. enroute to frack it now!
 
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posted on 
08/29/2013 1:15:39 PM PDT
by 
TurboZamboni
(Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
 
To: 2harddrive
    When I look at wonders of nature such as this I get feelings of awe and insignificance. Two words: strip mine.
 
To: Billthedrill
    With a great big dragline and a great big bucket...
 
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posted on 
08/29/2013 1:19:06 PM PDT
by 
Eric in the Ozarks
("Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth.")
 
To: SunkenCiv
To: BenLurkin
    Cool animation at the link.
 
To: 2harddrive; BenLurkin
    Nothing down there but shoggoths, as Lovecraft fans well know. :)
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posted on 
08/29/2013 1:28:01 PM PDT
by 
Mr. Jeeves
(CTRL-GALT-DELETE)
 
To: BenLurkin
    How long before someone starts to charge admission and post rules?
 
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posted on 
08/29/2013 1:53:27 PM PDT
by 
Standing Wolf
(No tyrant should ever be allowed to die of natural causes.)
 
To: Mr. Jeeves
    Looks like Big Foot country maybe they find some of Moochelle’s relatives.
 
To: BenLurkin
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posted on 
08/29/2013 2:29:23 PM PDT
by 
MestaMachine
(My caps work, You gotta earn them.)
 
To: BenLurkin
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posted on 
08/29/2013 3:14:34 PM PDT
by 
SueRae
(It isn't over.  In God We Trust.)
 
To: BenLurkin
To: FreedomNotSafety
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posted on 
08/18/2020 9:47:22 AM PDT
by 
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
 
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