Explorer Ridge — The Explorer Ridge is a mid ocean ridge, a divergent tectonic plate boundary located about Unit km|241|0 west of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It lies at the northern extremity of the Pacific spreading axis. To its east is the… … Wikipedia
Explorer 35 — was a spin stabilized spacecraft instrumented for interplanetary studies, at lunar distances, of the interplanetary plasma, magnetic field, energetic particles, and solar X rays. It was launched into an elliptical lunar orbit. The spin axis… … Wikipedia
Plate-forme San Marco — Pour les articles homonymes, voir San Marco (homonymie). La plate forme San Marco en octobre 1974. La plate forme San Marco était une base de lancement flottante conçue à … Wikipédia en Français
Plate tectonics — The tectonic plates of the world were mapped in the second half of the 20th century … Wikipedia
Plate-forme Conduit — La plate forme Conduit est un outil de syndication de contenu qui permet aux éditeurs Web de distribuer le contenu de leurs sites à des communautés entières. La plate forme permet la création ainsi que la gestion de barres d outils et… … Wikipédia en Français
Explorer 7 — Infobox Spacecraft Name = Explorer 7 Organization = NASA Major Contractors = Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mission Type = Earth science Satellite Of = Earth Launch = October 13, 1959 at 15:36 UTC Launch Vehicle = Jupiter C Mission Duration = 2 years… … Wikipedia
Pacific Plate — The Pacific Plate is an oceanic tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean.To the north the easterly side is a divergent boundary with the Explorer Plate, the Juan de Fuca Plate and the Gorda Plate forming respectively the Explorer Ridge, the Juan… … Wikipedia
Juan de Fuca Plate — The Juan de Fuca Plate, named after the explorer, is a tectonic plate arising from the Juan de Fuca Ridge, and subducting under the northerly portion of the western side of the North American Plate at the Cascadia subduction zone. It is bounded… … Wikipedia
List of plate tectonics topics — This is a list of articles related to plate tectonics and tectonic plates.*African Plate *Anatolian Plate *Antarctic Plate *Arabian Plate *Asthenosphere *Back arc basin *Blind thrust earthquake *Cocos Plate *Continent *Continental drift… … Wikipedia
List of tectonic plate interactions — See plate tectonics for a more complete discussion Tectonic plate interactions are of three different basic types: * Divergent boundaries are areas where plates move away from each other, forming either mid oceanic ridges or rift valleys. *… … Wikipedia
