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 ...

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 ...

A project to map the impact sequence on the asteroid Vesta is helping scientists compare its history to other solar system objects. A team of 14 scientists led by David Williams of Arizona State ...

Researchers suggest that they have recovered sequences from ancient works and from letters that may belong to the Renaissance genius. How to Use Physics to Escape an Ice Bowl Here are three smart ...

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 ...

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The world's geologists have dug out their maps and are sticking them together to produce the first truly ...

A first edition copy of one of the most significant maps in the history of science has been rediscovered in time for an important anniversary. William Smith's 1815 depiction of the geology of England, ...

A training course on Geological Mapping and Mineral Exploration was held in Korea from 8-19 July under the auspices of UNESCO and UNECA-AMDC (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa - African ...