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Kirby Runyon explores Meteor Crater at ICAARUS workshop
PSI Research Scientist Kirby Runyon traveled from Washington, D.C. to Flagstaff, Arizona to participate in a cratering workshop from July 14-15 called ICAARUS, short for Impact Cratering and Associated Research …
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