A geologic map of the Pilbara Craton in Western Australia. The rocks exposed here range from 2.5 to 3.5 billion years ago, offering a uniquely well-preserved window into Earth's deep past. The ...

Geologic map of the asteroid belt. Circles identify the asteroid families from which our meteorites originate and letters mark the corresponding meteorite type. The horizontal axis ranges from short ...

The map is to a scale of 1:2500000 and includes 12,341 impact craters, 81 impact basins, 17 rock types and 14 types of structures. The colours on the image represent different periods on the lunar ...

The first global geologic map of Titan is based on radar and visible-light images from NASA’s Cassini mission, which orbited Saturn from 2004 to 2017. Labels point to several of the named ...

PHOTOS: Japanese Spacecraft Has New Eyes on Venus This is a 1990s-era map taken by the NASA spacecraft Magellan showing Aphrodite Terra, the largest highland on Venus.

Scientists spent 15 years making the first geologic map of Europa. The map will help NASA pick places to explore on the icy, ocean-hiding moon of Jupiter.

A black-and-white map of Pluto's surface — that includes all available and resolved images taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecarft — is the most comprehensive view yet of the icy world. Prior ...

NASA’s latest image of Boston Harbor, showcasing its remarkable drumlin islands, has captivated both scientists and nature enthusiasts. Captured on July 19, 2024, by the Landsat 8 Operational ...

A 1959 map of the Ruby quadrangle that served as source material for the new map. U.S. Geological Survey We also had to deal with reconciling the many different styles of geologic maps produced ...

The first map showing what kinds of rocks make-up the lunar surface was published this week—and it’s going straight into the hands of the first astronauts to visit the Moon in over 50 years.

The U.S. Geology Survey (USGS) has announced that it will conduct low-level helicopter flights over parts of southern ...