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91Tethyssee — Laurasia und Gondwana bilden Pangaea im globalen Panthalassa Ozean; im Osten die Tethys Die Tethys, seltener auch Tethysmeer oder Tethyssee genannt, war in der Erdgeschichte ein Ozean, der überwiegend im Mesozoikum existiert hatte …
92Geology of the Alps — The Alps form a part of a Tertiary orogenic belt of mountain chains, called the Alpide belt, that stretches through southern Europe and Asia from the Atlantic all the way to the Himalayas. This belt of mountain chains was formed during the Alpine …
93Odysseus (crater) — Coordinates: 32°49′N 128°53′W / 32.82°N 128.89°W / 32.82; 128.89 …
94Cretaceous Period — Interval of geologic time from с 144 to 65 million years ago. During the Cretaceous the climate was warmer than today. In the seas, marine invertebrates flourished, and bony fishes evolved. On land, flowering plants arose, and insects, bees in… …
95Permian Period — Interval of geologic time, 290–248 million years ago. The last of the six periods of the Paleozoic Era, it follows the Carboniferous Period. During the Permian, the continents joined to form a single supercontinent, Pangea. Hot, dry conditions… …
96Triassic Period — Interval of geologic time, с 248–206 million years ago, that marks the beginning of the Mesozoic Era. Many new vertebrates emerged during the Triassic, heralding the major changes that were to occur in both terrestrial and marine life forms… …
97ALPINES (CHAÎNES) — On appelle chaînes alpines les chaînes de montagnes formées pendant le cycle orogénique alpin, qui s’étend sur l’ensemble des ères secondaire et tertiaire, pendant les derniers 245 millions d’années de l’histoire du globe terrestre. Le cycle… …
98Ithaca Chasma — is a valley on Saturn s moon Tethys. It is 100 km wide, 3 to 5 km deep and 2,000 km long, running approximately three fourths of the way around Tethys circumference. It is named after the island of Ithaca, in Greece. [… …
99Satellites naturels de Saturne — Montage préparé d après des photos prises par la sonde Voyager 1 en novembre 1980. Les satellites naturels de Saturne sont les corps qui sont en orbite autour de la planète Saturne, et précisément les cinquante trois dont l existence est… …
100Himalayas — Himalayan, adj. /him euh lay euhz, hi mahl yeuhz/, n. the, a mountain range extending about 1500 mi. (2400 km) along the border between India and Tibet. Highest peak, Mt. Everest, 29,028 ft. (8848 m). Also called the Himalaya, Himalaya Mountains …
