Images

This photo was taken at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon after Southwest Biological Science Center, Arizona Water Science Center, and Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center briefed USGS Director Ned Mamula on their work at the Canyons.

This photo shows Cinder Lake Crater Field 2 ( also known as Cinder Hills OHV Recreational Site), northeast of Flagstaff,  where Apollo astronauts once trained. Pictured in the field are Geologist Amber Gullickson of Astrogeology Science Center and USGS Director Ned Mamula. 

Director Ned Mamula discusses Astrogeology activities with Scientists Greg Vaughan (right) and Senior Advisor Fred Samarelli (middle left). Also shown are Anne Barrett (background) and Zhuoting Wu (left).

This picture was taken during lunch at Astrogeology, where early career employees, relatively recent hires, and Acting Associate/Deputy Directors had the opportunity to talk with the Director and USGS Leadership.

Speakers Amber Gullikson and Tenielle Gaither show terrestrial core and rock samples from USGS Astrogeology’s Meteor Crater and Flynn Creek archives.  These collections play an integral role in Terrestrial Analogs for Research and Geologic Exploration Training program and can be accessed by the planetary community.

Astrogeology staff, past and present, and visiting attendees strike a quick pose with Director Ned Mamula at Buffalo Park. 

Speakers, visitors, and staff are gathered in Astrolink after talks and presentation to the director.

Field Guide and Speaker Amber Gullikson discusses Cinder Lake Crater Field 2. This crater field was created in the 1960s by the USGS and NASA and used to train Apollo astronauts and test lunar rovers. Today, this crater field is used to train and test Artemis Astronauts and their field equipment.

Shown in the photo is David Mayer alongside USGS Director Ned Mamula. David is presenting Astro’s photogrammetric workstations to visitors (unseen in photo), demonstrating methods used to generate digital elevation models and orthorectified images from spacecraft data.

USGS Director Ned Mamula discusses Astrogeology activities with Scientists Greg Vaughan (right) and Senior Advisor Fred Samarelli (middle left). Also shown are Anne Barrett (background) and Zhuoting Wu (left).

Greg Vaughan from Astrogeology Science Center welcomes USGS Director Ned Mamula and team with the showcasing of historic artifacts on display in the lobby. 

Tour guide Dr. Lori Pigue stands at entrance to ACE room which shows outreach materials, maps, and displays with cool activities like a chance to walk on Mars—or see oneself dressed as an astronaut. Lori Pigue and  Greg Vaughan were speakers who discussed displays of historic artifacts on display in the lobby and community outreach efforts.  

This photo was taken at the Flagstaff Science Campus Barbecue with the USGS Director’s Office. Attendees enjoyed themselves, gathering on the grassy area between Buildings 4 and 6, with optional seating in Building 3's large conference room.

Astrolink Manager Sonya Bogle led the Astrolink experience to examine maps, equipment, and other artifacts from Astro’s involvement in Apollo-era training activities and geologic mapping in support of current lunar exploration and discussions and interaction  with Astro’s public digital infrastructure services, including the Terrestrial Analogs Data Portal, Ana

This is the  USGS table of maps for which attendees search for yearly. The USGS-NASA Planetary Geologic Mapping Program (PGM) facilitates, publishes, and distributes maps for the planetary science community, and gives out maps at LPSC yearly.

Sonya Bogle, in the middle-left corner, is diligently searching for additional maps amid empty boxes, and found herself nearly overwhelmed by the high demand for USGS maps.

This is a photo of Rachel Fry of the USGS Astrogeology Science Center. She is giving a talk at the Lunar Planetary Science Conference in 2025. 

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity acquired this image using its Front Hazard Avoidance Camera (Front Hazcam) on Feb. 23, 2025 — sol 4462, or Martian day 4,462 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission — at 21:43:37 UTC.

This picture of an astronaut investigating a rock on the Moon is on USGS circular 1507. The photo triggers the imagination of finding and taking advantage of resources on the Moon, to further space travel and/or work toward human goals to live beyond Earth.  

This picture of an astronaut investigating a rock on the Moon is on USGS circular 1507. The photo triggers the imagination of finding and taking advantage of resources on the Moon, to further space travel and/or work toward human goals to live beyond Earth. 

Photograph taken from the floor of Meteor Crater, looking roughly east. The crater rim is visible running across the top of the image.