Geologic maps are incredibly beautiful. I will never have enough walls in my house for all the geologic maps I'd love to hang. But these maps are also full of information about the surface of the ...

On printed maps, piling on the detail risks obscuring the meaning. This new digital map is really more of a database from which users can create different versions that match their own interests.

Images captured by NASA's Dawn spacecraft were woven together to create geologic maps of the giant asteroid Vesta.The maps — the most detailed ones yet of of Vesta's surface features — serve ...

Scientists at the USGS created the most comprehensive geologic moon map of all time. (Image credit: NASA/GSFC/USGS) "People have always been fascinated by the moon and when we might return," Jim ...

Geologic maps don’t make headlines. You probably haven’t seen one unless you work in energy, construction, or science. Yet, over the past century, these documents have quietly shaped the way ...

She has been leading geology trips ever since then. In 2005, Bartz helped publish Dibblee’s maps, and dedicates her work to his memory. Thomas grew up in Germany where she earned a Ph.D. in geology.

The University of Washington project that produced some of the nation's most detailed geologic maps is in danger of being shut down — another victim of the sluggish economy.

A new high-resolution geological map of the Moon was recently released online. Ji et al. 2022/Science Bulletin. A research team led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences has released a new high ...

Nearly two dozen state geological surveys depend heavily on federal funds. A proposed budget cut could slow or stop key geologic mapping work. By Rebecca Dzombak Every spring for the last 31 years ...

Vesta, an asteroid the size of Arizona, gets its own geologic map showing its history of meteorite impact craters over its billions of years of existence. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers ...

Feast your eyes on the volcano-covered surface of Io, the innermost of Jupiter's four Galilean moons. We've been snapping photo's of Io's stunning surface ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - The Vermont Geological Survey is releasing five new geological maps zoomed in on Woodsville, Barnet, Lincoln, Mount Ellen, and Brookfield. The state, UVM, and Norwich ...