Equinox: day and night last 12 hours at any latitude on Earth.

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ESAのGOCE Earth Explorerミッションは、地球の重力をマッピングし、最も正確な地球の重力モデル「ジオイド」を提供。4年以上の軌道上のミッションの後、終了。2009年3月17日にGOCEが打ち上げられ、
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👏 15 years already😵 @ESA_EO's #GOCE Earth Explorer mission was dedicated to mapping Earth's gravity and provided the most accurate model of the 'geoid' ever produced, furthering our understanding of how our planet works. After more than four years in orbit, the mission ended…

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Long-Lost Remnants Of Ancient Continents Still Lurk Beneath Antarctica

Under its chonky ice sheet, Antarctica is a beautiful mosaic of geological features.

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ESA's #GOCE gravity mapper mission is revealing relics of ancient continents under Antarctic ice: with more than 98% of its surface covered by ice with an average thickness of 2 km, #Antarctica largely remains a blank spot on current geological maps http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/GOCE/ESA_s_gravity-mapper_reveals_relics_of_ancient_continents_under_Antarctic_ice https://twitter.com/esa/status/1061305988408590337/video/1 source: https://twitter.com/esa/status/1061305988408590337
ESA’s gravity-mapper reveals relics of ancient continents under Antarctic ice

It was five years ago this month that ESA’s GOCE gravity-mapping satellite finally gave way to gravity, but its results are still yielding buried treasure – giving a new view of the remnants of lost continents hidden deep under the ice sheet of Antarctica.

Using GPS, researchers have found that West #Antarctica is rising faster than almost anywhere else in the world. And, ESA's #GOCE gravity mission has, in turn, helped them to understand that the mantle below is unusually fluid.
Details: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/GOCE/Earth_s_squishy_interior_gives_rapid_rise_to_Antarctica https://twitter.com/esa/status/1010192323177795591/photo/1 source: https://twitter.com/esa/status/1010192323177795591
Earth’s squishy interior gives rapid rise to Antarctica

Parts of Earth’s crust are rising very slowly owing to post-glacial rebound, but using GPS, researchers have found that West Antarctica is rising faster than almost anywhere else in the world. And, ESA’s GOCE gravity mission has, in turn, helped them to understand that the mantle below i…