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Sep. 23, 2011
Solving The Riddle Of The Grand Canyon’s Formation
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| The Grand Canyon may seem to be a simple case of "river carves rock," but to geologists, its formation is still puzzling. Ira Flatow and guests discuss the canyon's mysteries, and the scientific sleuthing being done to solve them--millions of years after the Colorado River carried off the evidence. |
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Karl Karlstrom
Professor, Structural Geology and Tectonics
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico -
Ivo Lucchitta
Emeritus Scientist, USGS
Research Associate, Museum of Northern Arizona
Flagstaff, Arizona -
Richard Young
Professor, Geological Sciences
State University of New York, Geneseo
Geneseo, New York
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