Earthquake Aftermath And Discovery's 'Final' Voyage

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DATE : Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:20:27 -0500
Entered in Database : 2011-03-12 00:20:27
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A magnitude 8.9 earthquake hit right off the coast of Japan, sending a massive tsunami inland and across the pacific. Christopher Joyce explains the science behind studying tsunamis. Also: the space shuttle Discovery landed for the last time and museums across the country are vying to get a shuttle to display; Robert Krulwich wonders how flamingos ended up in the middle of Siberia; and Richard Harris brings us the story of oobleck — the cornstarch and water mixture — and how it just might have been able to plug the oil well in the Gulf of Mexico.

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