Friday, January 14, 2005
Shorter days...
Indian Ocean quake shifted North Pole an inch
The Earthquake and Tsunami made some changes to the earth as we know it. According to the article, it shifted the North Pole (about an inch) made the earth rounder and made the day shorter. All earthquakes have an effect on the rotation, but because this one had such a huge impact, there were noticeable changes.
- Scientists also calculate the quake made the Earth slightly rounder, and made the day shorter by 2.68 millionths of a second. They admitted, though, that the calculated changes may be too small to measure.
The Earthquake and Tsunami made some changes to the earth as we know it. According to the article, it shifted the North Pole (about an inch) made the earth rounder and made the day shorter. All earthquakes have an effect on the rotation, but because this one had such a huge impact, there were noticeable changes.
