mesa
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Under the veil of the Manhattan Project, this remote mesa became the site of a profound scientific pivot that ended a world war and ushered in the nuclear age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The area around the mesa is rugged, quiet and vast, and water has to be hauled in.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
The cultural significance of this place isn’t evident to many, even though the mesa, which is about 12 acres, has long been mired in land-use battles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2023
Later, higher-resolution photographs with fewer shadows showed a pretty plain mesa.
From Scientific American ● May 17, 2023
Yes, I did not get to the mesa with the tunnel-like opening, but the boulder beside me appears worth investigating.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
Washington, Utah, located just southwest of Zion National Park, is surrounded by cinematic mesas and has long been a hub for exploring the natural wonders of the American west.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025
My roughly 60-mile section was marked by sienna-hued mesas and buttes, and cornflower-blue skies.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2024
Several clues, taken together, give away the volcanic nature of the jumble of layered mesas and canyons in this eastern part of Noctis Labyrinthus.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
The canyons, towering mesas and dramatic river valleys in the area are ideal terrain because the projects require moving water between different elevations.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
The windshield fills with enough canyons, bluffs, mesas, and cliffs for a dozen Road Runner cartoons.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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