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According to their analysis of the P-waves and S-waves detected by SEIS, there is water in the porous rock, filling the cracks and hollows between 6 and 12 miles (10 and 20 kilometers) deep.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Normally, the P-wave is followed a short time later with a narrow spike called the QRS complex.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2024
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Normally, the P-wave is followed a short time later with a narrow spike called the QRS complex.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2024
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“P-wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/P-wave. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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P wave
noun
: a deflection in an electrocardiographic tracing that represents atrial activity of the heart compare qrs complex, t wave
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