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Yemane Asmerom at Ft. Stanton

Yemane Asmerom at Ft. Stanton

UNM Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Professor Yemane Asmerom crawls on a cave floor in Ft. Stanton, N.M. in search of a sample stalagmite.

Ft. Stanton Research Team

Ft. Stanton Research Team

UNM Sr. Research Scientist Victor Polyak, far left, Professor Yemane Asmerom, third from left, and Zach Lapointe, holding sample behind Asmerom, were all part of Ft. Stanton expedition party.

Ft. Stanton Stalagmites

Ft. Stanton Stalagmites

Stalagmites in a cave at Ft. Stanton (N.M.) glisten in their environment.

Stalagmites-Ft.-Stanton

Stalagmites-Ft.-Stanton

Stalagmites in a cave in Ft. Stanton, N.M. Scientists only gather broken samples to conduct their research.

UNM researchers solve climate mystery

Improved technology leads to answers

By Steve Carr February 02, 2018

Categories: Front Page College of Arts & Sciences Earth & Planetary Sciences Research

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