USGS Astrogeology - Hot Topics

When you go on a trip it helps to have a map to tell you where to go
when you come to a fork in the road.

http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/HotTopics/

If you would like look at what is happening now on the road to space,
check out the link above.
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Various agencies publish maps around the World and in the USA the U.S.
Geological Survey office has done that for some time.
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http://www.usgs.gov/aboutusgs/
Our Mission and Vision

Mission: The USGS serves the Nation by providing reliable scientific
information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life
and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy,
and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life.

Vision: USGS has become a world leader in the natural sciences thanks to
our scientific excellence and responsiveness to society's needs.

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Maps of mother Earth do not help you when you want to find a place to
land on the Moon.
Who would like to map the Moon?

It often takes someone with a vision to push for change and show the
chain of command that the project will work.

Eugene M. Shoemaker was that kind of person.
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http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/About/AstroHistory/shoemaker.html

Gene Shoemaker founded the Astrogeology Research Program in 1961 and was
its first Chief Scientist. He established the Flagstaff Science Center
in 1963, and retired from the USGS in 1993. He remained on Emeritus
status with the USGS and maintained an affiliation with * Lowell
Observatory <http://www.lowell.edu/> * until his death in a car accident
in Australia in 1997.

Gene was involved in the Lunar Ranger and Surveyor programs and
continued with the manned Apollo programs. He culminated his lunar
studies in 1994 with new data on the Moon from * Project Clementine
<http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Missions/Clementine/>*, for which he was
the science-team leader. Gene collaborated closely with his wife,
Carolyn, a planetary astronomer. The discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy
(which impacted Jupiter in 1994) with colleague David Levy, gained them
world-wide fame. This was just one of Gene's many great accomplishments.

For more on Gene Shoemaker, see the * Eugene M. Shoemaker
<http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/About/People/GeneShoemaker> * page.

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If you have never read about him, take a look at what the USGS has to
say about him.
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http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/About/People/GeneShoemaker/


Eugene M. Shoemaker

April 28, 1928 - July 18, 1997


Table of Contents

* Biography
<http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/About/People/GeneShoemaker/#Biography>
* Photo Gallery
<http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/About/People/GeneShoemaker/#Photos>
* Additional Info
<http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/About/People/GeneShoemaker/#Additional>
* * Return to /About:People/
<http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/About/People/>*

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Thanks for looking up with me.

Larry Kellogg

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http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/About/AstroHistory/

The USGS Astrogeology Research Program has a rich history of
participation in space exploration efforts and planetary mapping,
starting in 1963 when the Flagstaff Science Center was established to
provide lunar geologic mapping and assist in training astronauts
destined for the Moon.

Throughout the years, the Program has participated in processing and
analyzing data from various missions to the planetary bodies in our
solar system, assisting in finding potential landing sites for
exploration vehicles, mapping our neighboring planets and their moons,
and conducting research to better understand the origins, evolutions,
and geologic processes operating on these bodies.

Historical Tour

* * Flagstaff Science Center:*
<http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/About/AstroHistory/ffc.html> How and
why the Science Center was established
* * Gene Shoemaker:*
<http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/About/AstroHistory/shoemaker.html>
The Founder of the USGS Astrogeology Research Program
* * Astronaut Training*
<http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/About/AstroHistory/astronauts.html>:
The role of Flagstaff and the USGS in astronaut training,
equipment testing, and mission simulations
* * Harrison H. Schmitt:*
<http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/About/AstroHistory/schmitt.html> a
USGS geologist goes to the Moon
* * Recommended Reading:*
<http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/About/AstroHistory/books.html> Books
and other resources about the history of the USGS Astrogeology
Research Program and the role of scientists in the early days of
the U.S. space program


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http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Projects/LunarAtlas/
The View From The Astronaut's Eyes

Apollo Mission Lunar Exploration Media Gallery

This gallery features interactive panoramas (or /virtual reality/
movies), photography, and maps from the various Apollo manned missions
to explore the lunar surface.

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Lunar Links!

* *USGS Astro:* The Earth's Moon
<http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/SolarSystem/Earth/Moon/> - links to
lunar web pages right here at the USGS Astrogeology Research Program!
* *NASA:* Apollo Lunar Surface Journal
<http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/frame.html>
* *NASA NSSDC:* Lunar Exploration
<http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/> - Mission info and more
* *NASA:* Welcome to the Planets - Earth
<http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/earth1.htm> (includes the
Moon) http://www.lpi.usra.edu/research/apollo/
* *LPI:* Apollo Image Atlas <http://www.lpi.usra.edu/research/apollo/>
* *SEDS:* The Nine Planets Tour - Earth's Moon
<http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/luna.html>
* *SEDS:* Lunar Resources <http://www.seds.org/%7Erme/lunar.html>

USGS Astrogeology Research Program Home <http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/>

The imagery and maps were prepared as part of a project by a USGS team
under funding from the USGS Technology Transfer Program and NASA's
Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program. Dr. Christopher D. Condit (U.
Massachusetts) and Mr. Richard Kozak provided scientific and technical
assistance. Contact Kenneth L Tanaka (ktanaka@usgs.gov
ktanaka@usgs.gov>), Dennis McMacken (dmcmacke@usgs.gov
dmcmacke@usgs.gov>), or Glenn Bennett (gbennett@usgs.gov
gbennett@usgs.gov>), for additional information.

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WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK

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