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The Geological Mapping Program Status and Future Revealed

The Geological Mapping Program Status and Future Revealed

 USGS Open File Report 2019-1012

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Mars Curiosity Rover Sols 2422-2423: Familiar Rocks at Our Feet

Mars Curiosity Rover Sols 2422-2423: Familiar Rocks at Our Feet

Mars Curiosity Rover Sols 2422-2423 - What's Happening!

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New MSL Video: Fly over Mount Sharp on Mars

New MSL Video: Fly over Mount Sharp on Mars

An exciting new animation shows a proposed route for NASA's Curiosity Rover, which is climbing Mount Sharp on Mars. The annotated version of the map...

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WISC aims to inspire success for women in male-dominated fields

WISC aims to inspire success for women in male-dominated fields

Five scientists from the USGS Astrogeology Science Center (ASC) attended the second annual Women in Space Conference (WiSC), on February 7 & 8, in...

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Sol 2409: Playing in the Sand

Sol 2409: Playing in the Sand

The sol 2408 plan ended with the rover using its front wheel to dig a small trench in a ripple at the ripple field named "Rigg." That means today’s...

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Scientist Discovers a New Warm Spot in Yellowstone

Scientist Discovers a New Warm Spot in Yellowstone

R. Greg Vaughan, a research scientist at the Astrogeology Science Center, has found a new thermal area in Yellowstone National Park! 

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Before the Moon Landing: Astronaut Training in Flagstaff

Before the Moon Landing: Astronaut Training in Flagstaff

Lunar Legacy Celebration: Great information upcoming on CBS!

Did you know every Astronaut that walked on the Moon trained in Flagstaff?

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Mike and the Moon

Mike and the Moon

Lunar Legacy Celebration

One night after dinner the topic of conversation drifted to my work with the USGS Astrogeology Science Center here in...

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Sols 2397-2399: Go SAM, Go!

Sols 2397-2399: Go SAM, Go!

Written by Kristen Bennett on 05.03.2019.

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Sol 2393-2394: Putting the L in MSL

Sol 2393-2394: Putting the L in MSL

Today's main activities use the "laboratory" instruments SAM and CheMin inside of Curiosity to analyze some of the powder from the Kilmarie drill hole...

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MER team members mourn loss of Opportunity

MER team members mourn loss of Opportunity

Local MER Team members has had to cope with the death of Mars Rover, Opportunity, due to a huge dust storm. NASA declared the mission and Opportunity...

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Sols 2386-2387: A new drill hole!

Sols 2386-2387: A new drill hole!

The drilling planned for last weekend was successful, so the top priority for Sol 2386 is to drop portions of the Kilmarie sample onto a closed SAM...

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