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New global geological map of Saturn’s moon Titan. Image: (NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU) Using data gathered by NASA’s Cassini probe, scientists have compiled the first global geologic map of Saturn ...
・ Global Geologic Provinces: These are spatially accurate maps encompassing a uniform set of common geological characteristics, essential for comparative global studies and accurate plate ...
The first global geologic map of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU) A new geologic map of Saturn's large moon Titan reveals just how much liquid this world holds.
Where Are the World’s Rare Earth Mineral Deposits? A new global map, based on U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data, pinpoints the richest rare earth mineral reserves on the planet. While these ...
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 ...
The map reveals a world shaped by liquid and wind, although at nearly 300 degrees F below zero, no water flows on Titan’s surface.
Published by the U.S. Geological Survey, the map technically illustrates the varied geologic character of Ganymede’s surface, and is the first complete global geologic map of an icy, outer ...
The world’s first high-definition geologic atlas of the whole Moon on a scale of 1:2.5 million was officially unveiled on April 21. The atlas, both in Chinese and English, includes the Geologic ...
A moderately strong, 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck in Indonesia on Thursday, according to the United States Geological ...
The map shows a world of dunes, lakes, plains, craters, and other terrain. Titan is important to scientists because it is the only other known planetary body in the solar system, other than Earth ...