Post by desert dweller on May 31, 2016 7:21:19 GMT -8
SCIENCE
Zion Canyon was sculpted by a colossal rockslide, say researchers
Key to the formation of present-day Utah's Zion Canyon was an enormous rockslide that ripped the face off Sentinel, one of the cliffs along the valley's edge.
By Jason Thomson, Staff
MAY 27, 2016
The figures that emerged were astounding: 10.1 billion cubic feet in volume, or 90 times the amount of concrete needed to build the Hoover Dam, with speeds of up to 200 miles per hour, enough to finish the job in about one minute.
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Zion Canyon was sculpted by a colossal rockslide, say researchers
Key to the formation of present-day Utah's Zion Canyon was an enormous rockslide that ripped the face off Sentinel, one of the cliffs along the valley's edge.
By Jason Thomson, Staff
MAY 27, 2016
The figures that emerged were astounding: 10.1 billion cubic feet in volume, or 90 times the amount of concrete needed to build the Hoover Dam, with speeds of up to 200 miles per hour, enough to finish the job in about one minute.
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