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Astrogeology Science Center acquired a new educational 10'x25' Mars "rug" on 4 December as part of their expanded educational and outreach tools.

Staff at the USGS Flagstaff Science Campus shared fun, good food, and ugly sweater and best dessert contests on 12/18 at the Holiday Luncheon.

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Curiosity is continuing her exploration of Central Butte, focusing on characterizing the lithology of ledge-forming rocks in this area. 

In today’s plan, Curiosity is still investigating Central Butte. The rover is a little further up the side of the butte, and the goal is to...

A digital terrain model (DTM) is a digital representation of the elevation of a planetary surface. Members of the Astrogeology team produce DTMs of...

Today Curiosity is in an incredible area, with interesting rocks in the workspace and towering buttes ahead of us. “Central Butte” is visible in the...

Curiosity Rover Mission Update for Sol 2563.

Astrogeology’s subject matter experts help to develop science activities for middle-schoolers.

As part of Flagstaff’s popular Festival of Science events, the USGS Flagstaff Science Campus recently hosted a Campus-Wide Open House. The...