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Raymond Jeanloz
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LOCATION: Berkeley, CA, United States
Professor of Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley.
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Earth, third planet from the Sun and the fifth largest planet in the solar system in terms of size and mass. Its single most outstanding feature is that its near-surface environments are the only places in the universe known to harbour life. It is designated by the symbol ♁. Earth’s name in…
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