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Explore our planet through photography and imagery, including climate change and water all the way back to the 1800s when the USGS was surveying the country by horse and buggy.
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) char captured in brackish water along the Beaufort Sea coastline. Dolly Varden are an important subsistence fish across their range.
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) char captured in brackish water along the Beaufort Sea coastline. Dolly Varden are an important subsistence fish across their range.
Members of the science party and the crew of R/V Rachel Carson work to recover an instrumented tripod.
Members of the science party and the crew of R/V Rachel Carson work to recover an instrumented tripod.
This photo shows an outcrop of pyroclastic flow deposits near Willow Creek on the Pumice Plain at Mount St. Helens. The dramatic lines crossing the outcrop indicate contacts between different layers of pyroclastic flow deposits. Two participants of the 2019 GeoGirls program are shown studying the outcrop, using it to understand the eruptive history of the volcano.
This photo shows an outcrop of pyroclastic flow deposits near Willow Creek on the Pumice Plain at Mount St. Helens. The dramatic lines crossing the outcrop indicate contacts between different layers of pyroclastic flow deposits. Two participants of the 2019 GeoGirls program are shown studying the outcrop, using it to understand the eruptive history of the volcano.
The instrumented tripod is successfully brought onboard for data download.
The instrumented tripod is successfully brought onboard for data download.
Scientists from the St.
USGS scientist B.J. Reynolds sets up a solar-powered, satellite-uplinked GPS base station in the Fire Island Wilderness Area to support detailed elevation surveys.
USGS scientist B.J. Reynolds sets up a solar-powered, satellite-uplinked GPS base station in the Fire Island Wilderness Area to support detailed elevation surveys.
View looking east showing the large perched lava channel on the Fissure 8 flow. Puna Geothermal Venture is in the upper left. USGS photo by D. Becker.
View looking east showing the large perched lava channel on the Fissure 8 flow. Puna Geothermal Venture is in the upper left. USGS photo by D. Becker.
View looking east, showing the narrow lava channels from Fissures 6, 13, 20 and 22. These channel carried lava south to the ocean in May 2018. USGS photo by D. Becker.
View looking east, showing the narrow lava channels from Fissures 6, 13, 20 and 22. These channel carried lava south to the ocean in May 2018. USGS photo by D. Becker.
The ponded water at the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u has continued to slowly rise. This wide view shows much of Halema‘uma‘u and the fumaroles on the upper walls of the pit.
The ponded water at the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u has continued to slowly rise. This wide view shows much of Halema‘uma‘u and the fumaroles on the upper walls of the pit.
Map of Yellowstone National Park showing locations of thermal basins that host hot springs, geysers, and mudpots. Dark green areas host alkaline-chloride fluids. Yellowstone Caldera margin shown as bold dashed line.
Map of Yellowstone National Park showing locations of thermal basins that host hot springs, geysers, and mudpots. Dark green areas host alkaline-chloride fluids. Yellowstone Caldera margin shown as bold dashed line.
Marinna Martini doing an instrumentation show-and-tell at the 2019 Science Stroll.
Marinna Martini doing an instrumentation show-and-tell at the 2019 Science Stroll.
Marinna Martini doing an instrumentation show-and-tell at the 2019 Science Stroll.
Marinna Martini doing an instrumentation show-and-tell at the 2019 Science Stroll.
Marinna Martini doing an instrumentation show-and-tell at the 2019 Science Stroll.
Marinna Martini doing an instrumentation show-and-tell at the 2019 Science Stroll.
Marinna Martini doing an instrumentation show-and-tell at the 2019 Science Stroll.
Marinna Martini doing an instrumentation show-and-tell at the 2019 Science Stroll.
Marinna Martini doing an instrumentation show-and-tell at the 2019 Science Stroll.
Marinna Martini doing an instrumentation show-and-tell at the 2019 Science Stroll.
Elizabeth Pendelton of the USGS teaching visitors about drones and letting them view virtual drone footage taken during the Kilauea volcanic eruption at the 2019 Science Stroll outreach event.
Elizabeth Pendelton of the USGS teaching visitors about drones and letting them view virtual drone footage taken during the Kilauea volcanic eruption at the 2019 Science Stroll outreach event.
Marinna Martini showing and talking about different instrumentation used for sediment transport research at the 2019 Science Stroll.
Marinna Martini showing and talking about different instrumentation used for sediment transport research at the 2019 Science Stroll.
Marinna Martini showing and talking about different instrumentation used for sediment transport research at the 2019 Science Stroll.
Marinna Martini showing and talking about different instrumentation used for sediment transport research at the 2019 Science Stroll.
USGS presence at the 2019 Science Stroll.
USGS presence at the 2019 Science Stroll.
Kids learning about drone work, while they view virtual drone footage taken during the Kilauea volcanic eruption, at the 2019 Science Stroll.
Kids learning about drone work, while they view virtual drone footage taken during the Kilauea volcanic eruption, at the 2019 Science Stroll.
Julia Moriarty showing and talking to the public about drone equipment at the 2019 Science Stroll.
Julia Moriarty showing and talking to the public about drone equipment at the 2019 Science Stroll.