Word: lavas
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...crater gouged by an ancient meteorite. This natural excavation exposed ancient layers of crust laid down by a shallow lake that had periodically dried up and refilled. Spirit landed half a world away in giant Gusev Crater, on what looked like a lake bed but turned out to be lava. Frustrated, mission scientists ordered the rover to move on. "We were already at 80 days, but we decided to put the pedal down and go like hell," says Squyres. Their goal: the Columbia Hills, some 2 1/2 miles away. Spirit didn't find tidy sediments there either. Still, says Squyres...
...Florissant, Mo. The unfailingly polite Hall of Famer helped found the Professional Bowlers Association in 1958 and went on to win 26 tour events and six seniors titles. A self-described ham, he promoted the sport with such exploits as bowling on a Miami beach and taking aim at lava lamps on David Letterman's late-night TV show...
...described "ham," the Hall of Famer helped found the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) in 1958 and won 10 of the first 23 PBA tournaments, 26 tour events and six seniors titles. His promotional efforts for the sport included bowling on a Miami beach and aiming for ketchup bottles and lava lamps on David Letterman's late-night TV show...
This volcanologist (yes, it’s a word) describes a harrowing series of events that had her risking her life in the name of science. “I don’t know if any of you have ever run on recent lava flows, but it’s kind of rough,” she says nonchalantly...
Thompson has first-hand experience in the volcanic field. She regales friends and acquaintances with the adventures she had while researching in Hawaii, especially the time she braved a renegade lava flow to rescue her team’s lava samples and research tools. She jokes that it is the only time that a movie has proved realistic—referencing Pierce Brosnan’s character’s girlfriend’s similar sacrifice in the notoriously awful Dante’s Peak...