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News Release 11-065

EarthScope Seismic Sensors Head East of the Mississippi

First such station installed northwest of Columbia, Mississippi

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Photo of EarthScope Transportable Array Station 345A located near Columbia, Miss.

EarthScope Transportable Array Station 345A is about 15 miles northwest of Columbia, Miss.

Credit: Image courtesy of IRIS


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Photo of an engineer testing the station after the electronics are installed.

An engineer tests the station after the electronics are installed. The seismometer is in the center.

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Photo of seismometer wrapped in plastic keeping it clean and dry and placed in sand for stability.

The seismometer is wrapped in plastic to keep it clean and dry, and placed in sand for stability.

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Photo of a vault containing the tightly sealed seismometer and electronics and covered with dirt.

A vault containing the seismometer and electronics is tightly sealed before covering with dirt.

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Owners looking in the vault containing a Transportable Array station.

Transportable Array stations are generally installed on private property; owners look in the vault.

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Photo of a solar panel being installed near the vault.

A solar panel is installed some 20 feet from the vault. A battery in the vault is solar-powered.

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