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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2008.
Origin and Evolution of Earth: Research Questions for a Changing Planet. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12161.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2008.
Origin and Evolution of Earth: Research Questions for a Changing Planet. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12161.
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Appendix B
Acronyms and Abbreviations
AU astronomical unit
CAI calcium-, aluminum-rich inclusion
Ga billion years ago
GPS Global Positioning System
InSAR interferometric synthetic aperture radar
M magnitude
Ma million years ago
THMC thermal-hydrological-mechanical-chemical
WFPC2 Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2
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