Calama
Americannoun
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Earthquakes at intermediate depths, including the Calama event, were long believed to be triggered mainly by a process known as "dehydration embrittlement."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 1, 2026
The probe will be archived until there is a response to the letter of request, which Calama says is unlikely, or new evidence emerges.
From Reuters ● Jul. 10, 2023
The court said that José Luis Calama has decided to lead a judicial commission that will travel to Israel to “take testimony from the CEO of the company that commercializes the Pegasus program.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
Those changes are not immediately evident during my two-hour flight from Santiago to Calama, the region’s northernmost major outpost.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2015
The station at Calama yields about 250 determinations of the solar constant each year, and the Mount Wilson station about half that number.
From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by David Peck Todd
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