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News Release 12-028
First EarthScope 'Transportable Array' Seismic Station Reaches U.S. East Coast
Data generate 3-D 'CT scan' of North American continent's interior
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Transportable Array Station 457A in Florida: first such seismic station on the U.S. East Coast.
Credit: IRIS
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From the array, a CT scan-like, 3-D image of Earth's mantle under Western North America.
Credit: Richard Allen/UC-Berkeley
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A vault with the transmitting seismometer is closed, then a mound of dirt is piled on top.
Credit: IRIS
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The seismometer is aligned at the bottom of the vault and wrapped in insulating material.
Credit: IRIS
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Electronic components and a communications system are in the vault's upper section.
Credit: IRIS
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EarthScope's installation plan for the Transportable Array as it marches across the nation.
Credit: IRIS
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