fracture
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Mark DiCamillo, director of the poll, said he was stunned by how fractured voters are and how little knowledge they have about the candidates less than 60 days before ballots start arriving in Californians’ mailboxes.
From Los Angeles Times
Instead, they often contain fractured material and empty spaces from past collisions.
From Science Daily
According to the researchers, these signals likely originate from dynamic rock fracturing processes that take place before an eruption.
From Science Daily
Their analysis suggests that water from a nearby Martian mountain gradually seeped into the dunes through tiny fractures.
From Science Daily
Researchers believe the shapes formed when groundwater moved through fractures in the bedrock, depositing minerals along those cracks.
From Science Daily
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