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Why does an old continent warp? How a hidden force shaped central Australia
Central Australia is a flat, tectonically inactive arid region with numerous internally-drained river basins. Yet, internally drained basins are a feature often associated with tectonically active environments, and thus the existence of these basins seems...
Where is Mars shaking? A new study points at the southern edge of Tharsis
GFÚ researcher Petr Brož (Surface Processes & Palaeoclimate) is a co-author of a new study exploring the endogenic activity on Mars in the south-eastern part of Tharsis, an area named Claritas Fossae. The InSight mission of NASA has shown that Mars is still...
We are opening new researcher positions
The Institute of Geophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IG CAS) in Prague is seeking outstanding researchers to fill up to 4 full-time researcher positions, from junior post-doctoral to mid-career level. The relevant fields of research are broadly defined across...
In memory of Gary Kocurek (1952-2024)
We have learned a very sad news from Dianna Kocurek about her husband Gary, chairman of our International Advisory Board: on June 5, Gary Kocurek died in a traffic accident while riding his bicycle near their farm in central Texas. Gary Kocurek on a CEMSEG conference...