University of Pennsylvania: Raindrop-formed 'Sandballs' That Erode Hillsides Tenfold
February 06, 2026
February 06, 2026
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news:
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Raindrop-formed 'sandballs' that erode hillsides tenfold
Penn geophysicists and colleagues have uncovered Earth-sculpting processes that result from the formation of snowball-like aggregates they call 'sandballs.' Their findings provide fundamental insights into erosion and will broaden scientific understandings of landscape cha . . .
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Raindrop-formed 'sandballs' that erode hillsides tenfold
Penn geophysicists and colleagues have uncovered Earth-sculpting processes that result from the formation of snowball-like aggregates they call 'sandballs.' Their findings provide fundamental insights into erosion and will broaden scientific understandings of landscape cha . . .