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    USGS Astrogeology
    US Department of the Interior
    @USGS_AstroGeo
    Jul 27
    We're making your planetary science work easier with improved workflow integration! The Imaging Software for Imagers and Spectrometers has been used for decades to support planetary data and image processing and we're ready to unveil the next generation of support:
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    USGS Astrogeology
    US Department of the Interior
    @USGS_AstroGeo
    Jul 20
    Happy International Moon Day! Today we commemorate the first humans landing on the Moon and celebrate ongoing lunar exploration. 🌝 Lunar mapping and exploration have been part of USGS Astrogeology’s story from the beginning. Today, we continue that legacy through projects
    Oblique image of the Moon with overlay text that reads "International Moon Day: Old Data, New Views"
    Image of the Unified Geologic Map of the Moon with overlay text describing the data product
    Photo of the central peak of Tycho crater taken at an oblique angle by LRO
    Oblique image of the Moon with overlay text that describing analysis-ready data from the Kaguya Terrain Camera
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    USGS Astrogeology
    US Department of the Interior
    @USGS_AstroGeo
    Jul 10
    From footprints into the future 🥾 Astronaut training is a big part of the lunar legacy at USGS Astrogeology, and Jim Skinner (pictured, right) continues building our geology program. Jim is leading USGS’s ongoing geology training contributions for NASA’s astronaut program and
    Photo of astronaut candidate Lauren Edgar (left) with dark brown hair and a light blue top, astronaut Jack Schmitt (center) with white hair and a white shirt, and astronaut trainer Jim Skinner (right) with a gray beard and a black shirt.
    Astronaut candidate Lauren Edgar sitting in front of the American Flag and the NASA Flag in a blue NASA flight suit
    Astronaut Jack Schmitt sitting in front of an American Flag in an Apollo space suit
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    USGS Astrogeology
    US Department of the Interior
    @USGS_AstroGeo
    Jul 8
    Astrogeology and the Flagstaff Science Campus shares progress with USGS leadership 🚀 USGS Director Ned Mamula and members of the USGS Leadership Team recently visited the USGS Astrogeology Science Center and the Flagstaff Science Campus, where Director Mamula once worked,
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    USGS Astrogeology
    US Department of the Interior
    @USGS_AstroGeo
    Jun 30
    Ready to rock your world? Asteroid Day lands June 30! ☄️ Asteroid Day is a day of global awareness of asteroids and planetary defense, held annually on the anniversary of the Tunguska impact event in 1908. USGS Astrogeology plays a critical role in planetary defense and
    Several hikers in the foreground descending into the bowl of Meteor Crater with rock layers exposed on the opposite crater wall