#astrogeology field sites in #Nunavut & #Canada. Goodbye, "von Braun Slope" - you never were and never will be. May those who dared speak that name never walk your rocky expanse again. #ArtemisII #spaceexploration #nasa #lunaroutpost #moon #moonbase

While we are here choosing #Earth and choosing each other, we need to have a talk about how #colonial "frontier" mindset impacts the way "#explorers" conceive their missions and expeditions.

And while we're here, TODAY is the day we strip the names non-Indigenous "explorers" have given to #astrogeology field sites in #Nunavut & #Canada.

Goodbye, "von Braun Slope" - you never were and never will be.

May those who dared speak that name never walk your rocky expanse again. (1/5)

#ArtemisII

#30DayMapChallenge Day 18: Out of this world 🌍➡️🚀 I mapped #Mars using the blended MOLA + HRSC elevation dataset from #USGS #Astrogeology. Styled in #QGIS with Martian colours + hillshade, then explored the new #3D Globe view, works beautifully!

#30DayMapChallenge Day 18: Out of this world 🌍➡️🚀

I mapped #Mars using the blended MOLA + HRSC elevation dataset from #USGS #Astrogeology. Styled in #QGIS with Martian colours + hillshade, then explored the new #3D Globe view, works beautifully!

🎥 The video shows a rotating Mars, glowing in rust and shadow.

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🔴🪐 The colors of #Mars tell a story about what happened to its #atmosphere billions of years ago.

Today Mars has blue #sunsets and red days - the opposite of #Earth. But ancient Mars had blue skies during the day, just like we do now. The change happened when Mars lost its magnetic field and solar winds stripped away its atmosphere.

👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/mars-used-to-be-blue-then-something-happened?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=mars_blue_sky#astrogeology

#astrogeology #space #carbon #chemistry #clouds #elements #ESA #geology #history #meteorites #minerals #NASA #rainbows #robots #rocks #solarsystem #astronomy #science #rovers #physics #exploration #planets #sun #volcanoes #water #weather #tksst #video

🔴🪐 The colors of #Mars tell a story about what happened to its #atmosphere billions of years ago.

Today Mars has blue #sunsets and red days - the opposite of #Earth. But ancient Mars had blue skies during the day, just like we do now. The change happened when Mars lost its magnetic field and solar winds stripped away its atmosphere.

👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/mars-used-to-be-blue-then-something-happened?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=mars_blue_sky

#astrogeology #space #carbon #chemistry #clouds #elements #ESA #geology #history #meteorites #minerals #NASA #rainbows #robots #rocks #solarsystem #astronomy #science #rovers #physics #exploration #planets #sun #volcanoes #water #weather #tksst #video

The El Ali Meteorite’s Journey from Landmark to Loot | Scientific American

Meteorite found in Somalia raises questions about ethics in Meteoritics.

#meteoritics #geochemistry #geology #astrogeology #cosmogeology #somalia #scientificEthics

https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/the-el-ali-meteorites-journey-from-landmark-to-loot/

The El Ali Meteorite’s Journey from Landmark to Loot

A massive Somali meteorite containing never-before-seen-on-Earth minerals vanished into the black market, raising ethical questions about science and ownership.

Scientific American
Thick Clay Layers On Mars May Have Been A Stable Place For Ancient Life - Astrobiology

The planet Mars is home to thick layers of clay that can span hundreds of feet.

Astrobiology
Edge of Mars’ great dichotomy eroded back by hundreds of kilometers

What may have been an ancient shoreline has signs of a water-driven transformation.

Ars Technica
BepiColombo [spacecraft] Reveals Mercury In A New Light [remote sensing]
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https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/BepiColombo/BepiColombo_reveals_Mercury_in_a_new_light <-- ESA technical release
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“On 1 December 2024, BepiColombo flew past Mercury for the fifth time. During this flyby, BepiColombo became the first spacecraft ever to observe Mercury in mid-infrared light..."
#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #astrogeology #geology #solarsystem #spacecraft #Mercury #BepiColombo #infrared #planet #geology #spatialanalysis #flyby #orbit #MERTIS
BepiColombo reveals Mercury in a new light

On 1 December 2024, BepiColombo flew past Mercury for the fifth time. During this flyby, BepiColombo became the first spacecraft ever to observe Mercury in mid-infrared light. The new images reveal variations in temperature and composition across the planet's cratered surface.