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    • Schematic of cosmic rays creating rare elements on Earth crust
    Rights: Shaun Eaves, CC BY-SA 4.0 Published 16 May 2024 Size: 840 KB Referencing Hub media

    This schematic shows how cosmic rays break apart atoms in the Earth’s crust to create new rare elements known as cosmogenic nuclides.

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      A clock in the rocks: Cosmic rays and Earth science

      Rocks act as geological archives and new techniques are helping scientists capture data about past events. This article has been republished from The Conversation under Creative Commons licence ...

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