March 23, 1769 marks the birthday of pioneering stratigrapher William Smith, who is credited creating the first geological map, however like many other great accomplishments also Smith's idea of ...

The 1960 Copernicus Prototype Chart LPC-58, the first true geological map of the Moon, was not formally published by the USGS, though a modified and updated version was published later in that decade.

An Egyptian treasure map discovered 200 years ago is unique, as it shows the geology of the mountains surrounding ancient gold and silver mines. This map predates modern geological maps by almost ...

In 1884, Dr. Johnston-Lavis laid before the Geological Society an elaborate memoir, in which he detailed the theoretical conclusions at which he had arrived after long and patient study of the ...

Last week, researchers released the first-ever geological map of Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon. Here's the map again, flattened into a 2D, rectangular ...

At the risk of being pedantic, shouldn't it be called a Selenogical map of the moon, rather than Geological, which is a term pertaining to the Earth ? Kpar April 23, 2020 09:53 AM ...

The map could provide useful for NASA's Artemis program, which intends to land the "first woman and next man" on the moon by 2024 with a long-term goal of establishing a sustainable presence on ...

The University of Washington project that produced some of the nation's most detailed geologic maps is in danger of being shut down — another victim of the sluggish economy.