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employee collecting samples
Water Quality Sampling
Water Quality Sampling
Water Quality Sampling

Finishing up water-quality sampling on Blacks Fork, the last field run of the summer for two of our interns.

Finishing up water-quality sampling on Blacks Fork, the last field run of the summer for two of our interns.

Close Up of Cone Forming - Kīlauea Lower East Rift Zone
Close Up of Cone Forming - Kīlauea Lower East Rift Zone
Close Up of Cone Forming - Kīlauea Lower East Rift Zone

A closer view of the small cone forming on the floor of crater within fissure 8 today (Sept. 5). By this morning, bits of molten lava emitted from the cone every few seconds had built it up to an estimated height of around 3-4 m (about 10-13 ft).

A closer view of the small cone forming on the floor of crater within fissure 8 today (Sept. 5). By this morning, bits of molten lava emitted from the cone every few seconds had built it up to an estimated height of around 3-4 m (about 10-13 ft).

David Scott(right) and James Irwin(left) in the Lunar Roving Vehicle trainer
David Scott and James Irwin in the Lunar Roving Vehicle "Grover"
David Scott and James Irwin in the Lunar Roving Vehicle "Grover"
David Scott and James Irwin in the Lunar Roving Vehicle "Grover"

In preperation for Apollo 15, David Scott and James Irwin trained with a training version of the Lunar Rover known as the "Grover". Apollo 15 was the first mission to bring a rover. This allowed the astronauts to cover a larger distance and explore a larger area. 

In preperation for Apollo 15, David Scott and James Irwin trained with a training version of the Lunar Rover known as the "Grover". Apollo 15 was the first mission to bring a rover. This allowed the astronauts to cover a larger distance and explore a larger area. 

woman with USGS clothing in green woodsy area with orange butterfly on arm
Field Photo Friday winner for NY September 2018
Field Photo Friday winner for NY September 2018
Field Photo Friday winner for NY September 2018

Karen Murray and a visitor at Canajoharie Creek near Canajoharie, NY during ecological sampling for the National Water Quality Assessment project.

Karen Murray and a visitor at Canajoharie Creek near Canajoharie, NY during ecological sampling for the National Water Quality Assessment project.

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Landsat-8 nighttime thermal infrared image from April 2017 showing the Tern Lake
Landsat-8 nighttime thermal infrared image from April 2017 showing the Tern Lake
Landsat-8 nighttime thermal infrared image from April 2017 showing the Tern Lake

Landsat-8 nighttime thermal infrared image from April 2017 showing the Tern Lake area. In Yellowstone, temperatures are extremely cold at night in the winter, and most lakes are frozen (dark pixels). West Tern Lake seems to be thawing here - perhaps it receives some thermal waters from nearby hot springs.

Landsat-8 nighttime thermal infrared image from April 2017 showing the Tern Lake area. In Yellowstone, temperatures are extremely cold at night in the winter, and most lakes are frozen (dark pixels). West Tern Lake seems to be thawing here - perhaps it receives some thermal waters from nearby hot springs.

Open containers of prescription medications and pills spilled out
Prescription medication
Prescription medication
Prescription medication

Hormones and pharmaceuticals, widely used for treatment of humans, domestic animals, and livestock, have the potential to enter the environment, including groundwater. In 2009, nearly 70% of Americans took at least one prescription drug, and more than half took 2 or more.

Hormones and pharmaceuticals, widely used for treatment of humans, domestic animals, and livestock, have the potential to enter the environment, including groundwater. In 2009, nearly 70% of Americans took at least one prescription drug, and more than half took 2 or more.

Roman marketplace in Pozzuoli, Italy records deformation of Campi Flegrei caldera
Serapeum, a Roman Marketplace in Pozzuoli, Italy
Serapeum, a Roman Marketplace in Pozzuoli, Italy
Serapeum, a Roman Marketplace in Pozzuoli, Italy

Serapeum, a Roman Marketplace in Pozzuoli, Italy, records deformation of Campi Flegrei caldera over two millennia.

USGS researchers deploying a prototype DTS fiber optic cable
USGS researchers deploying a prototype DTS fiber optic cable
USGS researchers deploying a prototype DTS fiber optic cable
USGS researchers deploying a prototype DTS fiber optic cable

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | October 2018 | USGS at Work
USGS researchers deploying a prototype DTS fiber optic cable array in the Delaware River

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | October 2018 | USGS at Work
USGS researchers deploying a prototype DTS fiber optic cable array in the Delaware River

Gravel bar on the north fork of the Agashashok River, Alaska
Gravel bar on the north fork of the Agashashok River, Alaska
Gravel bar on the north fork of the Agashashok River, Alaska
Gravel bar on the north fork of the Agashashok River, Alaska

A gravel bar on the north fork of the Agashashok River, Alaska. This work is part of the Hydro-Ecology of Arctic Thawing (HEAT): Hydrology project that takes place in the Arctic Network Parks because they lie in a region that is rapidly warming.

A gravel bar on the north fork of the Agashashok River, Alaska. This work is part of the Hydro-Ecology of Arctic Thawing (HEAT): Hydrology project that takes place in the Arctic Network Parks because they lie in a region that is rapidly warming.

Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone
Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone
Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone

On September 4-7, the Unmanned Aircraft Systems team flew several missions documenting changes within fissure 8 on Kīlauea's lower East Rift Zone. On September 4, lava erupted on the crater floor within the vent, building a small cone on the floor and creating a flow that did not extend beyond the vent walls.

On September 4-7, the Unmanned Aircraft Systems team flew several missions documenting changes within fissure 8 on Kīlauea's lower East Rift Zone. On September 4, lava erupted on the crater floor within the vent, building a small cone on the floor and creating a flow that did not extend beyond the vent walls.

Kīlauea Lower East Rift Zone
Kīlauea Lower East Rift Zone
Kīlauea Lower East Rift Zone

An Unmanned Aircraft Systems overflight yesterday (September 4, 2018) showed a small cone on the floor of the crater within fissure 8. The cone formed as lava erupted from an opening on the surface of the flow that covers the crater floor.

An Unmanned Aircraft Systems overflight yesterday (September 4, 2018) showed a small cone on the floor of the crater within fissure 8. The cone formed as lava erupted from an opening on the surface of the flow that covers the crater floor.

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