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basin

[bey-suhn] / ˈbeɪ sən /


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The researchers analyzed sediment cores from China's Songliao Basin that were deposited around 83 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

“It’s not really whether industrial accidents are possible in the L.A. Basin — they are,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The company is exploiting the Vaca Muerta play in Argentina, which to my mind is like the Permian Basin 15 years ago.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Atlantic Basin crude exports, which are increasingly redirected toward energy-starved Asian markets, have risen by 3.5 million barrels a day since February.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Tomorrow, once I get to Entrance Crater, I'll turn south and enter the Schiaparelli Basin via the "Entrance Ramp."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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