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Guest lecture: Marius Isken and Pinar Büyükakpinar – November 21
On Thursday, November 21, there will be two guest speakers from GFZ Potsdam. Marius Isken (GFZ Potsdam) – Qseek: A data-driven detection and localization framework for seismicity in large data sets Pinar Büyükakpinar (GFZ Potsdam) – Slow and fast shear motion in...
Seminar on geoscience research in the Eger Rift
On October 31, 2024, an informal research seminar, devoted to current geoscience research in the Eger Rift and surroundings, will take place in our institute. The seminar is open to interested audience of geoscience students and professionals from academia, industry,...
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...