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 ...

It's been 50 years since humanity last visited the Moon, and we're planning on returning to our celestial friend in the sky pretty soon. And this time, we'll have a better understanding of what makes ...

Solvang Library invites local adventurers to explore the world of geologic map reading at a free workshop, Adventures in Geology: Map Reading and the Story of the Dibblee Maps, on Thursday, July 25.

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For the first time, the entire lunar surface has been completely mapped and uniformly classified. The lunar map, called the 'Unified Geologic Map of the Moon,' will serve as the definitive blueprint ...

Maps are enthralling, but geologic maps stand out even more. The cartography of rocks are a hint to stories untold, of cataclysms past and lands lost beneath the seas. A new map of geology under the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Brinkerhoff Geology Library supports students, faculty, and researchers with a focused collection of geological literature, maps, and data resources. It provides a quiet study environment and ...

Geologic map and sections of Manhattan Island, State of New York (1898) (all images via New York Public Library Map Division) One of the more intriguing items is a geologic map of Manhattan from 1898, ...

Have you ever wondered what kind of rocks make up those bright and dark splotches on the Moon? Well, the USGS has just released a new authoritative map to help explain the 4.5-billion-year-old history ...