Planetary Geosciences & Geophysics

NASA’s Apollo Samples, LRO Help Scientists Predict Moonquakes – NASA Science

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NASA’s Apollo Samples, LRO Help Scientists Predict Moonquakes – NASA Science

As NASA prepares to send astronauts to the surface of the Moon’s south polar region for the first time ever during the Artemis III mission, scientists are working on methods to determine the frequency of moonquakes along active faults there. Faults are cracks in the Moon’s crust that indicate that the Moon is slowly shrinking … Read more

First NASA Neurodiversity Network Intern to Present at the American Geophysical Union Annual Conference – NASA Science

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First NASA Neurodiversity Network Intern to Present at the American Geophysical Union Annual Conference – NASA Science

Learn Home First NASA Neurodiversity… Heliophysics Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science   2 min read First NASA Neurodiversity Network Intern to Present at the American Geophysical Union Annual Conference The NASA Science Activation Program’s NASA’s Neurodiversity Network (N3) project sponsors a summer internship program for … Read more

NASA DAVINCI Mission’s Many ‘Firsts’ to Unlock Venus’ Hidden Secrets – NASA Science

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NASA DAVINCI Mission’s Many ‘Firsts’ to Unlock Venus’ Hidden Secrets – NASA Science

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is the principal investigator institution for DAVINCI and will perform project management for the mission, provide science instruments, as well as project systems engineering to develop the in-situ probe flight system that will enter the atmosphere of Venus. Goddard also leads the overall science for the mission with an external science team from across the … Read more

New Evidence Adds to Findings Hinting at Network of Caves on Moon – NASA Science

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New Evidence Adds to Findings Hinting at Network of Caves on Moon – NASA Science

Like “lava tubes” found here on Earth, scientists suspect that lunar caves formed when molten lava flowed beneath a field of cooled lava, or a crust formed over a river of lava, leaving a long, hollow tunnel. If the ceiling of a solidified lava tube collapses, it opens a pit, like a skylight, that can … Read more

Ongoing Venus Volcanic Activity Discovered With NASA’s Magellan Data – NASA

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Ongoing Venus Volcanic Activity Discovered With NASA’s Magellan Data – NASA

An analysis of data from Magellan’s radar finds two volcanoes erupted in the early 1990s. This adds to the 2023 discovery of a different active volcano in Magellan data. Direct geological evidence of recent volcanic activity on Venus has been observed for a second time. Scientists in Italy analyzed archival data from NASA’s Magellan mission … Read more

Michael Thorpe Studies Sediment from Source to Sink – NASA

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Michael Thorpe Studies Sediment from Source to Sink – NASA

Sedimentary and planetary geologist Michael Thorpe finds the stories rocks have to tell, those on Earth and those from Mars. Name: Michael Thorpe Title: Sedimentary and Planetary Geologist Organization: Planetary Environments Laboratory, Science Directorate (Code 699) What do you do and what is most interesting about your role here at Goddard? How do you help … Read more