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The tag 'terrestrial day' on WindowsForum.com is used in a discussion about a NASA scientist's calculation that the 2011 earthquake in Japan shortened the terrestrial day by 1.6 microseconds. The thread references Richard Gross of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who explained that the magnitude 8.9 earthquake shifted Earth's axis by about 15 centimeters, causing the day to shorten. This is compared to the 2010 Chile earthquake, which reduced the day by approximately 1.2 microseconds. The content focuses on geophysical effects of major earthquakes on Earth's rotation, not on Windows or technology topics.
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    Specialist NASA has calculated that the earthquake in Japan reduced the terrestrial day to 1.6 micro

    Link Removed Earthquake in Japan, which became one of the most powerful in the history of the country, according to preliminary calculations, the reduced terrestrial days 1,6 microseconds. On it informs RIA Novosti news agency referring to the specialist's Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
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    • aftershock axis shift catastrophe disaster recovery earthquake geophysics gps japan japan relief magnitude monitoring nasa natural disaster richard gross seismic seismic stations terrestrial day tsunami
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