From Australia's remote deserts to the surface of Mars, geological mapping underpins how we understand landscapes, natural ...
Eugene Shoemaker with some of the first geologic maps of the Moon, Flagstaff AZ, mid-1960's Many people are surprised when they learn that well before the first landing of Apollo in 1969, we already ...
Somewhere beneath Kansas, a well drilled in the 1980s for natural gas kept returning an unexpected reading: hydrogen, in concentrations high enough to notice but not high enough for anyone to care ...
In August, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) released its most extensive geological map to date. It's called The Cooperative National Geologic Map, and it provides an interactive look at the ...
Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment in 1879. Congress created the USGS to “classify the public lands and examine ...
Geological mapping remains one of the mining industry’s most important tools, underpinning everything from mineral ...
A research team led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences has released a new high-resolution geologic map of the Moon. The map includes discoveries made in the last ten years, like an updated chronology ...
Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...
ONE OF THE reasons I became a geologist was the maps. I will never have enough walls in my house for all the beautiful geologic maps I'd love to hang. But these maps are also full of information about ...
Artemis II remains on course for its lunar flyby as the crew shares historic photos of Earth, tests key systems for future lunar missions, and attempts to fix the toilet. Javier Carbajal NASA Wants to ...
Mercury, the innermost planet of our Solar System is a grey, barren world to our human eyes. In stark contrast, this map shows a portion of the surface in a patchwork of colour, each shade ...
Geologic maps are used to locate natural resources, such as water or oil, or the best place to hunt for fossils, but they can also be eye catching works of art. Sharon Purdy A low-lying topographic ...