The two creatures received two exquisite names inspired from famous people
The discovery of new species isn’t so unusual in the scientific world, but these creatures become even more remarkable when they get named after famous people. Researchers have just stumbled upon two new species in a bed of fossils in southern Australia, and the two creatures received really popular names. The first one got the honor of being named after Obama, while the second one received the name of the British naturalist Sir David Attenborough.
Tiny fossil named after Obama
Naming fossils after famous people is a nice practice, as it can honor remarkable personalities who had great achievements. Therefore, for this recent discovery, researchers decided to pick two well-known people when they chose the names for the fossils.
The blood moon gets its eerie shade from the eclipse
In the night between July 27
th and 28
th, people living in the eastern hemisphere will be able to see a blood moon. Apart from this, skygazers will get another exclusive view, namely the longest lunar eclipse of the century. Unfortunately, the phenomenon won’t be visible for people in the US.
What is a blood moon?
A blood moon appears whenever a full moon looks bigger and brighter than usual. In most cases, it also acquires a reddish hue, thus the name of blood moon. However, such a phenomenon is not possible without a lunar eclipse, as this overshadowing is the one that gives the moon this strange color.
GSA Today
Zealandia: Earth’s Hidden Continent
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2 GNS Science, P.O. Box 30368, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand
3 SGEES, Victoria University of Wellington, P.O. Box 600, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
4 Service Géologique de Nouvelle Calédonie, B.P. 465, Nouméa 98845, New Caledonia
5 School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Abstract
A 4.9 Mkm
2 region of the southwest Pacific Ocean is made up of continental crust. The region has elevated bathymetry relative to surrounding oceanic crust, diverse and silica-rich rocks, and relatively thick and low-velocity crustal structure. Its isolation from Australia and large area support its definition as a continent Zealandia. Zealandia was formerly part of Gondwana. Today it is 94% submerged, mainly as a result of widespread Late Cretaceous crustal thinning preceding supercontinent breakup and consequent isostatic balance. The identification of Zealandia as a geological continent, rather than a collectio
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