Explore Myths about Mercury
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Mercury was the god of eloquence, games of chance, commerce, and story telling, and was the ...
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Mercury was the prankster of the gods. And yet, in spite of his pranks, he won the affection ...
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Explore Myths about other nearby planets
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Scandinavian story-tellers spoke little about goddesses, who were rarely the chief characters ...
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Venus was the goddess of love and beauty. To the perfection of her figure and the purity of ...
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Maya astronomers had a remarkably accurate knowledge of the apparent motion of Venus. They ...
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Ares was the Greek god of war. He was identified with the Roman god, Mars. Ares was driven ...
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In Hindu mythology, the planet Mars is known as Mangala. Hindus believed in the existence ...
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Mayans were sophisticated observers of the sky. Mayans used their astronomical knowledge to ...
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Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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S-wavexS-wave : An s-wave (for shear wave) is a seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving
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Research Highlights
Sumatra experiences frequent seismic activity because it is located near the boundary of two of Earth's tectonic plates. Earthquakes occur at 'subduction zones,' such as the one west of Indonesia, when...
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