A test-well for collecting gas hydrates in Mallik, Canada. Gas hydrates are naturally-occurring “ice-like” combinations of natural gas and water that have the potential to provide an immense resource of natural gas from the world’s oceans and polar regions.
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Mallik Gas Hydrates Test Well
A test-well for collecting gas hydrates in Mallik, Canada. Gas hydrates are naturally-occurring “ice-like” combinations of natural gas and water that have the potential to provide an immense resource of natural gas from the world’s oceans and polar regions.
Marcellus Shale Drill Rig
A drill rig at a well site in the Marcellus Shale gas play of southwestern Pennsylvania.
A drill rig at a well site in the Marcellus Shale gas play of southwestern Pennsylvania.
Marcellus Shale Drill Rig
A drill rig at a well site in the Marcellus Shale gas play of southwestern Pennsylvania.
A drill rig at a well site in the Marcellus Shale gas play of southwestern Pennsylvania.
Marina With Duckweed
This image shows an Upper Mississippi River marina covered by excessive duckweed.
This image shows an Upper Mississippi River marina covered by excessive duckweed.
Measuring the Bear
Researchers with IGBST measure the bear's girth as part of body fitness data collection.
Researchers with IGBST measure the bear's girth as part of body fitness data collection.
Memorial Stadium, University of Nebraska Cornhuskers
This image is a High Resolution Orthoimagery, 6-inch spatial resolution, Lancaster County Dataset, taken in April 2007. High Resolution Orthoimagery looks like a photograph but any distortions caused by the tilt of the camera or topography of the land have been removed, so orthoimages are geospatially accurate and can be used as maps.
This image is a High Resolution Orthoimagery, 6-inch spatial resolution, Lancaster County Dataset, taken in April 2007. High Resolution Orthoimagery looks like a photograph but any distortions caused by the tilt of the camera or topography of the land have been removed, so orthoimages are geospatially accurate and can be used as maps.
Metasedimentary Rocks at the Apple Creek Formation
USGS scientist Art Bookstrom looks at puzzling sedimentary structures in metasedimentary rocks of the Apple Creek Formation, near the Jackass prospect, near Iron Creek, in the southeastern part of the Idaho cobalt belt, in east-central Idaho.
USGS scientist Art Bookstrom looks at puzzling sedimentary structures in metasedimentary rocks of the Apple Creek Formation, near the Jackass prospect, near Iron Creek, in the southeastern part of the Idaho cobalt belt, in east-central Idaho.
Mineral Stains at the No Name Prospect
USGS scientist Art Bookstrom looks at greenish copper stain and pale pink cobalt bloom on limonite-stained meta-siltite and meta-argillite at the No Name prospect, near Iron Creek, in the southeastern part of the Idaho cobalt belt, in east-central Idaho.
USGS scientist Art Bookstrom looks at greenish copper stain and pale pink cobalt bloom on limonite-stained meta-siltite and meta-argillite at the No Name prospect, near Iron Creek, in the southeastern part of the Idaho cobalt belt, in east-central Idaho.
Mixed Birds Fly Over Shoreline
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Monitoring the Colorado River
A member of the USGS Glen Canyon Adaptive Management Working Group in Flagstaff, Ariz., monitors the Colorado River downstream of Glen Canyon Dam.
A member of the USGS Glen Canyon Adaptive Management Working Group in Flagstaff, Ariz., monitors the Colorado River downstream of Glen Canyon Dam.
Mysterious Fossils from the Chesapeake Bay Impact Crater and Beyond
Photo of fossil algae (dinocyst). Specimen is about 90 micrometers across.The largest known impact crater in the U.S. lies buried beneath the Virginia Coastal Plain.
Photo of fossil algae (dinocyst). Specimen is about 90 micrometers across.The largest known impact crater in the U.S. lies buried beneath the Virginia Coastal Plain.
Natural Gas Development Water Impoundment
A water impoundment at a drill pad in the Fayetteville Shale gas play of Arkansas.
A water impoundment at a drill pad in the Fayetteville Shale gas play of Arkansas.
Natural Gas Flare Stack
A flare stack to burn excess natural gas at a natural gas drill site in the Marcellus Shale gas play of western Pennsylvania.
A flare stack to burn excess natural gas at a natural gas drill site in the Marcellus Shale gas play of western Pennsylvania.
Natural Gas Production Water Impoundment
A water impoundment at a natural gas drilling site in the Marcellus Shale gas play of southwestern Pennsylvania.
A water impoundment at a natural gas drilling site in the Marcellus Shale gas play of southwestern Pennsylvania.
Northeast Rim of the Blackbird Cobalt-Copper Mine
USGS scientist Tom Frost stands on the northeast rim of the Blacktail pit of the Blackbird cobalt-copper mine, in the Salmon River Mountains of east-central Idaho.
USGS scientist Tom Frost stands on the northeast rim of the Blacktail pit of the Blackbird cobalt-copper mine, in the Salmon River Mountains of east-central Idaho.
Northern Pintail Ducks
A flock of wintering northern pintail ducks takes flight in Northern Honshu, Japan.
A flock of wintering northern pintail ducks takes flight in Northern Honshu, Japan.
Oil Pads in the North Dakota Badlands
A view of the badlands terrain with Bakken oil and gas production "pads" in the distance, Billings County, North Dakota.
A view of the badlands terrain with Bakken oil and gas production "pads" in the distance, Billings County, North Dakota.
Oil Pads in the North Dakota Badlands
A view of the badlands terrain with Bakken oil and gas production "pads" in the distance, Billings County, North Dakota.
A view of the badlands terrain with Bakken oil and gas production "pads" in the distance, Billings County, North Dakota.
Olivella semistriata - Aperture (Shell Opening) Facing Up
Colorful and coiled seashells of Olivella semistriata with the apertures (shell openings) facing up. Photograph taken 2002 or earlier.
Colorful and coiled seashells of Olivella semistriata with the apertures (shell openings) facing up. Photograph taken 2002 or earlier.
Olivella semistriata Gray
The grey, coiled seashell of Olivella semistriata with the aperture (shell opening) facing up. Photograph taken 2002 or earlier.
The grey, coiled seashell of Olivella semistriata with the aperture (shell opening) facing up. Photograph taken 2002 or earlier.
Olivella semistriata Orange
The orange, coiled seashell of Olivella semistriata with the aperture (shell opening) facing up. Photograph taken 2002 or earlier.
The orange, coiled seashell of Olivella semistriata with the aperture (shell opening) facing up. Photograph taken 2002 or earlier.