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  2. Aerospace Data Facility-Southwest - Wikipedia

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    Aerospace Data Facility-Southwest (ADF-SW) is one of three satellite ground stations operated by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in the continental United ...

  3. Southwestern North American megadrought - Wikipedia

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    The megadrought that began in 2000 was preceded by the wettest period in at least 1200 years. From 1980 to 1998, climate models begin projecting increased decadal precipitation swings in the SWNA starting in the latter half of the twentieth century as a result of climate change, but with an overall drying trend as a result of warming.

  4. Indigenous peoples of the North American Southwest

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    Agriculture in the Southwest was based on the cultivation of maize, beans, squash and sunflower seeds. [9] The Tepary bean Phaseolus acutifolius has been a staple food of Native peoples in the Southwest for thousands of years on account of their tolerance of drought conditions. They require wet soil to germinate but then prefer dry conditions ...

  5. Prehistoric agriculture in the Southwestern United States

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    A map of the pre-historic cultures of the American Southwest ca 1200 CE. Several Hohokam settlements are shown. The agricultural practices of the Native Americans inhabiting the American Southwest, which includes the states of Arizona and New Mexico plus portions of surrounding states and neighboring Mexico, are influenced by the low levels of precipitation in the region.

  6. Near-rectilinear halo orbit - Wikipedia

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    Near-rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO) in cislunar space, as illustrated by A.I. Solutions, Inc. using the FreeFlyer software.. In orbital mechanics a near-rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO) is a halo orbit that passes close to the smaller of two bodies and has nearly stable behavior. [1]

  7. Nahor, son of Terah - Wikipedia

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    In his final speech to the Israelite leaders assembled at Shechem, Joshua recounts the history of God's formation of the Israelite nation, beginning with "Terah the father of Abraham and Nachor, [who] lived beyond the Euphrates River and worshiped other gods" (Joshua 24:2).

  8. Southwest Research Institute - Wikipedia

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    Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is an independent and nonprofit applied research and development (R&D) organization. Founded in 1947 by oil businessman Tom Slick , [ 1 ] it provides contract research and development services to government and industrial clients.

  9. Nahro Dehri - Wikipedia

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    Nahro Dehri is a village in Aurangabad district, Bihar, India, with a population of 300. Nahro Dehri is located 30 kilometres north from Aurangabad, the district city of Bihar; 20 Kilometres north from Anugrah Narayan Road Railway station; and 5.5 Kilometres east from NH-98.