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Geology
When the earth moves, the Sanford Lab listens PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 12 April 2010 14:41
Three research groups at the Sanford Underground Laboratory at Homestake detected recent earthquakes in Japan, Chile, Haiti and Mexico -- as well as last September's tsunami in the Pacific Ocean. The data illustrate how the Sanford Lab, as the nation's Deep Underground Science and Engineering Labora…
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Hydrostatic sensors detect "earth tides" PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 04 February 2009 14:07

LEAD, S.D. -- A series of sensors at the Sanford Underground Laboratory at Homestake will measure ground movement so precisely they will detect tiny changes in rock caused by the moon's gravity -- so called "earth tides." More importantly, the arrays also will measure ground movement caused by pumping water out of the former gold mine.

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