Mercury, the innermost planet of our Solar System is a grey, barren world to our human eyes. In stark contrast, this map shows a portion of the surface in a patchwork of colour, each shade ...

Learn more about the bizarre geological features found throughout our Solar System. From Madagascar’s “forest of knives” to the interlocking basalt columns of the Giant’s Causeway, Earth is replete ...

The discovery and identification of geophysical features from diverse gridded datasets play a pivotal role in understanding geological phenomena. Traditional tools tailored to identify specific ...

Drawings, illustrations, and field sketches play an important role in Earth Science since they are used to record field observations, develop interpretations, and communicate results in reports and ...

Scientists at the Tucson-based Planetary Science Institute (PSI) have found further evidence for the large role that water has likely played in shaping the Martian landscape. Their results, which will ...

Environmental scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest of us rarely do. In this series, we’ve invited them to share their unique photos from the field. There’s something to be said for a job ...

Spider Butte and the Canyon de Chelly National Monument ("Tsèyi'" in Navajo) in Arizona is located on Navajo Nation land. Surface missions assign nicknames to landmarks to provide the mission’s team ...