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.

Compilation of stratigraphic sections, geologic maps and structural cross-sections. Taught at the Brauer Field Station beginning in late May for three weeks. Prerequisite: GLY 359. Fulfills: LASR. (3 ...

Principles learnt in the Geological Maps part of the Level C/4 Geology unit are put into practice. THIS UNIT TAKES PLACE IN SUMMER VACATION AT THE END OF YEAR 1. The initial part of the course ...

For example, the map reveals that the surface of Mars is older than previously thought. Three times as much surface area formed during the Early Noachian Epoch — the first major geologic time ...

The map data is also available at the smaller scale of 1:625,000. The website allows professional and amateur geologists to pull the information into virtual globe software which enables them to ...

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, goes the old proverb. And that was true for one of history's greatest scientists. In 1831, Charles R. Darwin joined a life-changing ...

USGS scientists use their expertise in map-making to catalog the geology of the moon. They stitched together six Apollo-era moon maps combined with modern satellite data to create a 360 degree view of ...

The digital map is available to download now in various resolutions including super hi-res and shows the Moon’s geology in incredible detail (1:5,000,000 scale). There’s also a revolving video ...

Summer Reading Is Here. The Best Books of June. ... In the past, Mr. Yergin tells us, what mattered was the geological surveyor’s map, where all the action went to where the oil was.

As a community service project, a team of Radford University Department of Geology faculty and students has been mapping the geology of the 14,000-acre Blue Ridge Scout Reservation in Pulaski ...

The Unified Geologic Map of the Moon, released April 20 by the USGS, as it’s called, combines information from six regional lunar maps created during the Apollo era, as well as recent spacecraft ...