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Lava bubbling out of a fissure at night time.
Lava Erupting from a Fissure
Lava Erupting from a Fissure
Lava Erupting from a Fissure

Animated GIF of lava erupting from a fissure at Kīlauea Volcano at night time on December 27, 2020. 

Animated GIF of lava erupting from a fissure at Kīlauea Volcano at night time on December 27, 2020. 

Lava bubbling out of a fissure at night time.
Lava Erupting from a Fissure
Lava Erupting from a Fissure
Lava Erupting from a Fissure

Animated GIF of lava erupting from a fissure at Kīlauea Volcano at night time on December 27, 2020. 

Animated GIF of lava erupting from a fissure at Kīlauea Volcano at night time on December 27, 2020. 

Animation showing bright orange lava erupting at night and flowing into a pool of lava.
Lava Erupting at Kīlauea (Dec 2020)
Lava Erupting at Kīlauea (Dec 2020)
Lava Erupting at Kīlauea (Dec 2020)

This animation shows lava erupting from Kīlauea Volcano on Dec 20, 2020. 

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Department of the Interior Bison Conservation Initiative 2020
Department of the Interior Bison Conservation Initiative 2020
Department of the Interior Bison Conservation Initiative 2020

Bison
Since the late 19th century, the Department of the Interior, in collaboration with others, has been a leader in shared conservation stewardship of bison and manages...

Bison
Since the late 19th century, the Department of the Interior, in collaboration with others, has been a leader in shared conservation stewardship of bison and manages...

Airplane and helicopter
Cessna Grand Caravan fixed-wing and an Airbus A350 B3 helicopter
Cessna Grand Caravan fixed-wing and an Airbus A350 B3 helicopter
Cessna Grand Caravan fixed-wing and an Airbus A350 B3 helicopter

Survey aircraft include a Cessna Grand Caravan fixed-wing and an Airbus A350 B3 helicopter with magnetometer stinger and towed bird respectively. Photos courtesy of Dewberry Engineers, Inc.

Survey aircraft include a Cessna Grand Caravan fixed-wing and an Airbus A350 B3 helicopter with magnetometer stinger and towed bird respectively. Photos courtesy of Dewberry Engineers, Inc.

Map
Flight area for Trans-Pecos aeromagnetic and radiometric survey
Flight area for Trans-Pecos aeromagnetic and radiometric survey
Flight area for Trans-Pecos aeromagnetic and radiometric survey

Map indicating flight area for Trans-Pecos aeromagnetic and radiometric survey. The survey area includes parts of El Paso and Hudspeth counties, Texas, and Otero County, New Mexico. Flights will begin in November 2020 and are expected to conclude in mid-January 2021. 

Map indicating flight area for Trans-Pecos aeromagnetic and radiometric survey. The survey area includes parts of El Paso and Hudspeth counties, Texas, and Otero County, New Mexico. Flights will begin in November 2020 and are expected to conclude in mid-January 2021. 

Image shows three men in safety equipment standing next to a drill rig
USGS Technicians Prepare to Take a Core of the Austin Chalk in Texas
USGS Technicians Prepare to Take a Core of the Austin Chalk in Texas
USGS Technicians Prepare to Take a Core of the Austin Chalk in Texas

USGS technicians at the USGS Gulf Coast #4 Bonham borehole in preparation for geophysical logging of the Austin Chalk Group and the Eagle Ford Group mudstones, Fannin County, Texas.

Image shows a rock core in a trough
Austin Chalk Core
Austin Chalk Core
Austin Chalk Core

Bedding features in the core from the USGS Gulf Coast #4 Bonham borehole, in the Eagle Ford Group mudstones from a depth of about 401 feet, Fannin County, Texas. The Eagle Ford Group lies underneath the Austin Chalk and serves as the source rock for much of the Austin Chalk's petroleum.

Bedding features in the core from the USGS Gulf Coast #4 Bonham borehole, in the Eagle Ford Group mudstones from a depth of about 401 feet, Fannin County, Texas. The Eagle Ford Group lies underneath the Austin Chalk and serves as the source rock for much of the Austin Chalk's petroleum.

Image shows a helicopter with four USGS scientists talking to each other next to it, with grasslands in the background
Tingmerkpuk Ridges
Tingmerkpuk Ridges
Tingmerkpuk Ridges

Geologists discuss the geology of Jurassic rocks in thurst-faulted structures near the southern limit of Western North Slope.

Geologists discuss the geology of Jurassic rocks in thurst-faulted structures near the southern limit of Western North Slope.

Image shows two pyramidal rock outcroppings with grass coverings
Kukpowruk Redwul
Kukpowruk Redwul
Kukpowruk Redwul

Geologist examines f Faulted and folded petroleum source rocks in Jurassic and Cretaceous rocks (Kingak Shale, pebble shale unit, and gamma-ray zone of Hue Shale) in southern part of Western North Slope. Thermal maturity of these rocks is at the upper limit of oil preservations.

Geologist examines f Faulted and folded petroleum source rocks in Jurassic and Cretaceous rocks (Kingak Shale, pebble shale unit, and gamma-ray zone of Hue Shale) in southern part of Western North Slope. Thermal maturity of these rocks is at the upper limit of oil preservations.

Image is an aerial shot showing grass-covered rolling hills with occasional exposed rock formations
Surprise Creek, Western North Slope of Alaska
Surprise Creek, Western North Slope of Alaska
Surprise Creek, Western North Slope of Alaska

Overview of folded Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous rocks in southern part of Western North Slope.

Image shows a detail shot of a rock outcropping with grass covering in the background and two USGS scientists in hivis clothes
Kokolik River Oil Sand
Kokolik River Oil Sand
Kokolik River Oil Sand

Oil-saturated sandstone in the Nanushuk Formation in westernmost National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). Oil in these rocks likely was generated beneath Western North Slope and migrated northeastward into NPR-A.

Oil-saturated sandstone in the Nanushuk Formation in westernmost National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). Oil in these rocks likely was generated beneath Western North Slope and migrated northeastward into NPR-A.

Image shows a landscape of a large rock and sediment outcropping with grass coverings
Kukpowruk Redwul
Kukpowruk Redwul
Kukpowruk Redwul

Faulted and folded petroleum source rocks in Jurassic and Cretaceous rocks (Kingak Shale, pebble shale unit, and gamma-ray zone of Hue Shale) in southern part of Western North Slope. Thermal maturity of these rocks are at the upper limit of oil preservations.

Faulted and folded petroleum source rocks in Jurassic and Cretaceous rocks (Kingak Shale, pebble shale unit, and gamma-ray zone of Hue Shale) in southern part of Western North Slope. Thermal maturity of these rocks are at the upper limit of oil preservations.

USGS scientist uses a weighted basket sampler to collect a Time of Travel red-dye sample
Collecting a red-dye sample in Olathe, Kansas
Collecting a red-dye sample in Olathe, Kansas
Collecting a red-dye sample in Olathe, Kansas

USGS scientist uses a weighted basket sampler to collect a Time of Travel red-dye sample at WaterOne in Olathe, Kansas. 

USGS scientist Chantelle Davis prepares to collect a red-dye sample
USGS scientist prepares to collect a red-dye sample in Olathe, Kansas
USGS scientist prepares to collect a red-dye sample in Olathe, Kansas
USGS scientist prepares to collect a red-dye sample in Olathe, Kansas

USGS scientist Chantelle Davis prepares to collect a red-dye sample, at sunrise, for the Time of Travel study in Olathe, Kansas. 

USGS scientist gets a field fluorometer reading from a recently collected red-dye study sample from the Kansas River in DeSoto.
Getting a field fluorometer reading from a red-dye study sample
Getting a field fluorometer reading from a red-dye study sample
Getting a field fluorometer reading from a red-dye study sample

USGS scientist Ian Gambill gets a field fluorometer reading from a recently collected red-dye study sample from the Kansas River in DeSoto, Kansas.

Kingsbury Stream at Abbot Village, Maine
Kingsbury Stream at Abbot Village, Maine
Kingsbury Stream at Abbot Village, Maine
Kingsbury Stream at Abbot Village, Maine

Photograph of Kingsbury Stream at Abbot Village, Maine, from USGS streamgage 01031450 on September 29, 2020.

USGS scientist watches over the many samples collected during the red-dye study trial run in Desoto, Kansas.
Samples collected during the red-dye study trial run in Desoto, Kansas
Samples collected during the red-dye study trial run in Desoto, Kansas
Samples collected during the red-dye study trial run in Desoto, Kansas

USGS scientist watches over the many samples collected during the red-dye study trial run in Desoto, Kansas while he awaits the next sample.

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