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USGS releases first complete geologic map of the Moon

Have you ever wanted to study the Moon's surface in exacting detail? Now's your chance. The USGS (with help from NASA and the Lunar Planetary Institute) has released the first complete geologic map of ...
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New USGS map shows what's underneath your feet, wherever you go

USGS released its most detailed national geologic map, offering layered views of geology beneath the Earth’s surface across the lower 48 states. The Cooperative National Geologic Map integrates data ...
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New Geologic Map of Jupiter’s Moon Io Documents Dynamic Volcanic Face

The “Geologic Map of Io” (USGS Scientific Investigations Map 3168) is available online: http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3168/ More than 400 years after its discovery by ...
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Volcano Watch: The art and science of geologic mapping

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 ...
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The USGS just released the first continent-wide map of geologic hydrogen hiding under American soil — pointing drillers toward a fuel that quietly makes itself underground

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 ...
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USGS and AASG Unveil A Geologic Time Scale and Color Scheme for Use in Creating Geologic Maps

Reston, VA – The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Association of American State Geologists (AASG) announced that they have developed an updated geologic time scale and color scheme for use in ...