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Mount St. Helens memorial at Johnston Ridge Observatory
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Honoring Volcanologist David Johnston as a Hero and a Human

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 27 June 20192 May 2022

A new biography details the life and legacy of the scientist who died on Mount St. Helens.

Apollo 11 rocket blasts off
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New Book Examines the Legacy of Apollo

by Randy Showstack 21 May 201926 January 2022

As the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing nears, a new book looks back on the race to the Moon.

Petroleum Engineering: Principles, Calculations, and Workflows
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Integrated Workflow Approach for Petroleum Engineering Problems

by M. Sanni 24 October 20188 November 2021

The author of a new book describes the challenges faced in making calculations for hydrocarbon exploration and extraction and how an integrated workflow approach can reduce uncertainties.

Sherman’s Lagoon comic panel showing Sherman and Hawthorn reading Eos.
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Dive into Ocean Issues with Sherman’s Lagoon

by Randy Showstack 16 July 201821 December 2022

Sherman’s Lagoon creator talks to Eos about providing light-hearted entertainment while weaving in ocean facts and larger messages about threats to the ocean and its creatures.

Quantifying Uncertainty in Subsurface Systems ISBN: 978-1-119-32586-4
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Quantifying Uncertainty About Earth’s Resources

by J. K. Caers 6 June 20188 November 2021

A new book explores how uncertainty quantification can enable optimal decisions in the exploration, appraisal, and development of subsurface resources.

An illustration from the children’s book The Tantrum That Saved the World by Michael Mann and Megan Herbert.
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Raising a Tantrum About Climate Change

by Randy Showstack 1 June 201828 March 2023

One year ago today, President Trump vowed to exit the United States from the Paris climate pact. Eos discusses this with climatologist Michael Mann, author of the new book The Tantrum that Saved the World.

Composite enhanced color images of Pluto (bottom right) and its moon Charon (top left), taken by NASA’s New Horizons in 2015.
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New Book Conveys Details and Flavor of First Mission to Pluto

by Randy Showstack 1 May 201817 November 2021

New Horizons principal investigator tells Eos that the mission has revolutionized our understanding of small planets.

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Electric Currents in Outer Space Run the Show

by Andreas Keiling, O. Marghitu and M. Wheatland 11 April 201816 November 2021

A new book explores our understanding of electric currents, which are fundamental to the structure and dynamics of space plasmas.

Space poetry
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Lunar and Planetary Science Inspires Out-of-This-World Poetry

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 19 March 201811 January 2022

Writing a haiku to accompany your abstract is a long-standing tradition of the annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Here are some of our favorites from this year’s program.

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The Science of Dates and Rates

by P. W. Reiners, R. W. Carlson, P. R. Renne, K. M. Cooper, D. E. Granger, N. M. McLean and B. Schoene 9 March 201827 January 2022

Geochronology and thermochronology combine geochemistry, nuclear reactions, and technology to probe the history and dynamics of Earth and planetary processes.

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