Magnus-Rex Seismic Experiment - October, 2007

Magnus-Rex, a new seismic refraction experiment set out to shed light on the relationship between topography and Moho depth in southern Norway and to help determine if topography is compensated by crustal thickness. The project is the refraction component of MAGNUS, (Mantle investigations of Norwegian uplift structure), a multidisciplinary study of the lithosphere in southern Norway. - MAGNUS-REX

Three ~400 km long seismic lines were deployed across southern Norway, in October 2007 (Figure 1). A total of 26 shots of 100-400 kg charge size were fired along the three lines. Vertical

component seismographs were deployed every two km along each line to record the explosions. An instrument spacing of 750 meters was used along a 120 km section across the Oslo Graben. Three different structural domains are covered by the refraction seismic lines; the Southern Scandes Mountains, the Oslo Graben and Fennoscandian Shield crust. - MAGNUS-REX

Gotham City had suffered the results of a magnitude 7.6 earthquake in the earlier Cataclysm storyline. In response, the U.S government declared Gotham a "no man's land," destroyed all bridges leading to Gotham and forbade people from entering or exiting.

The city was swiftly carved up by gangs and various supervillains Batman had battled over the years, primarily The Penguin. Jim Gordon and several members of the Gotham police department stayed behind to protect civilians. Oracle and Huntress also ended up on the inside. Bruce Wayne (Batman) left the city to lobby the government to not cut Gotham off, but failed. Gordon and his men waited for his return, but by the time he returned more than three months later, they believed he had abandoned Gotham. - Wikipedia

Batman and James Gordon's officers work separately to reclaim Gotham, piece by piece, by beating and subduing the gang leaders and then marking the reclaimed territory with graffiti. - Wikipedia