USGS Astrogeology

Will we see you at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference this week? 🚀 Find the USGS Astrogeology booth March 16 - 20 in The Woodlands, TX to see what’s new: explore our latest research, grab one of our fresh map releases, and check out updated fact sheets showcasing exciting developments. Whether you’re reconnecting or meeting us for the first time, visit our booth to discover the innovative products and services we offer. What are you most excited to see at LPSC this year? 📸: Scientist Lori Pigue presenting at LPSC, 2018 #LPSC2026 #LPSC

Artemis II is set to launch soon, delivering humans farther into the space than we’ve ever been! Although we won't land on the Moon this time, we’re getting set up for future landings and beyond! Learn more in this link: usgs.gov/centers/astrog… Image credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

Have you seen this famous image, called the "Pale Blue Dot" and wondered where it came from? In this news article we give a shout out to the Voyagers of 2026: The Voyager spacecraft, still exploring and pushing into new frontiers! Read about Voyager here: usgs.gov/centers/astrog…

Happy Museum Selfie Day! Astrogeology has a few museum pieces and lots of displays to view if you find yourself in Flagstaff. Visit the link in our bio to schedule a tour, which are typically on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday at 10 am or by appointment. #MuseumSelfie

Happy January! January is named for the Roman god, Janus, which is also the name for one of the moons of Saturn. Find images of the moon Janus on the USGS PILOT website: pilot.wr.usgs.gov #January #Janus #Saturn

#OnThisDay in 1968, Apollo 8 launched. This would be the first crewed spacecraft to leave the influence of Earth and the first human spaceflight to orbit the Moon. From lunar orbit was our first Earthrise photo taken by a person. #Earthrise #Apollo #OTD #NASAHistory #Moon #Lunar

Tons of amazing researchers on this list! Peep that Volcanoes and Thermal Systems Principal Investigator tho 👀 🎉 #Landsat #RemoteSensing #EarthObserver #Space #Satellite #NASA @USGS_EROS @NASAEarth #Volcano

When lava erupts from volcanoes, it leaves behind an empty magma chamber that often collapses to form a circular pit called a caldera. We see this process on Earth (like this one in Hawaii), Mars, and other bodies throughout our solar system! #Hawaii #Mars #Venus

#OnThisDay in 1972, USGS Astrogeology conducted what was probably our farthest field trip to date when geologist-astronaut Harrison "Jack" Schmitt landed on the Moon. Jack started at Astrogeology in 1964, working in lunar geologic mapping and field methods. #OTD #LunarLegacy

This week is #ComputerScienceEducation week! Whether you're just starting out or looking to brush up on skills, Astrogeology has resources to help on your software development journey! Take a look at our Software Docs here: astrogeology.usgs.gov/docs/ #ComputerScience #SoftwareDev

Enjoy this podcast interviewing Astrogeology's Dr. Greg Vaughan about Yellowstone's thermal features!

Why wait until college to study planetary science? Thanks to a grant from NASA and collaboration between USGS Astrogeology and our fabulous partners, elementary and middle schoolers can now get hands-on space learning experience FOR FREE! Learn more here: news.nau.edu/planets-ost/?u…

Looking for fun, space-themed educational materials for your Out-of-School-Time activities? Look no further than PLANETS, out now! This unit on Water in the Solar System for grades 6 - 8 explores the importance of water and where we might find it: planets-stem.org/water-in-extre…

We're feeling the chill, but at least it's not as cold as some of the Icy Worlds! Explore snow and ice in the solar system here: #overview" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">usgs.gov/centers/astrog… #Cool #IcyWorlds #ChillOut #WinterWeather #EuropaClipper

Looking for fun, space-themed educational materials for your Out-of-School-Time activities? Look no further than PLANETS, out now! This unit on Space Hazards for grades 3 - 5 explores hazards all around us and hazards in space! Find Space Hazards here: planets-stem.org/space-hazards/

Looking for fun, space-themed educational materials for your Out-of-School-Time activities? Look no further than the PLANETS project, just released! This unit on Remote Sensing for grades 6 - 8 explores geology and geography of Mars. Check it out here: planets-stem.org/remote-sensing/

Happy Red Planet Day! Did you know Mars New Year was in November last year and won't come around again until 2026? Mars New Year marks a changing of seasons, truly a time for Curiosity and Perseverence, so raise your Spirit and look for Opportunity to find Insight within. 🤭

It's that time of the year again! Let's find out what it's like to cook a turkey on Venus or Jupiter’s moon, Io! Thermal remote sensing scientists at Astrogeology weigh in on whether they could cook a turkey in space: usgs.gov/centers/astrog… #Thanksgiving #Turkey #TurkeyInSpace

#OnThisDay in 2018 the InSight lander found its home on the martian surface, designed to study the interior of Mars: its crust, mantle, and core. Ending in December, 2022 new discoveries are still coming: usgs.gov/centers/astrog… #Mars #Insight #RedPlanet #RedPlanetDay

The Lunar-VISE mission will explore silicic volcanism on the Moon. @NAU and @USGS scientists are studying silicic volcanoes here on Earth to prepare! UAVs were used to take thermal observations of several outcrops throughout the day to derive their thermophysical properties.