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Kody Kramer geologist
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Kody Kramer (1985–2018)

by W. W. Shedd 10 January 201918 May 2022

His vision and persistence created a 1.4-billion-pixel map of the Gulf of Mexico seafloor—a crucial tool in research on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and a completely new standard for bathymetry maps.

Artist’s impression of the future SWOT satellite making sea surface height observations, even through clouds.
Posted inScience Updates

Scientists Invited to Collaborate in Satellite Mission’s Debut

by R. Morrow, L.-L. Fu, F. D’Ovidio and J. T. Farrar 2 January 201922 July 2022

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will begin by scanning Earth’s surface once a day. We invite ocean scientists to contribute ground-based measurements to compare with the satellite data.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

Fiber Optics Opens Window into Subsurface Deformation

by M. B. Cardenas 18 December 201816 February 2022

The distributed deformation of buried materials is difficult to map, but a new approach is able to resolve vertical deformation over the length of a fiber optic cable.

Posted inEditors' Vox

The Value of Snow

by J. D. Lundquist 18 December 201828 February 2023

Investments in snow pay high-dollar dividends.

An updated Antarctic Magnetic Anomaly Map helps researchers study the structure of lithosphere around the South Pole.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A More Detailed Look at Earth’s Most Poorly Understood Crust

by Terri Cook 24 October 20187 February 2023

The second-generation Antarctic Digital Magnetic Anomaly Project offers a powerful new tool for probing the structure and evolution of the southernmost continent’s lithosphere.

Scientists collect soil moisture data in Alaska.
Posted inScience Updates

Mapping and Monitoring Soil Moisture in Forested Landscapes

by L. K. Jenkins, D. N. Tanzer and D. C. McKinley 23 October 20186 March 2023

Monitoring Forest Soil Moisture for a Changing World; Ann Arbor, Michigan, 15–17 May 2018

An enhanced-color image of Mercury
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Mercury Mission Will Map Morphology and Measure Magnetics

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 18 October 201817 January 2023

BepiColombo may launch as early as this weekend. It seeks to unravel the mysteries of Mercury’s geologic and magnetic past and map the small planet’s cratered surface.

Topographic lidar map of ancient Maya city of Tikal
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Lidar Uncovers Thousands of New Maya Structures

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 27 September 20189 May 2022

Jungle-piercing lidar surveys over ancient Maya sites give scientists the most extensive maps of lowland Maya civilization to date.

Geodetic GPS station P311 atop the Sierra Nevada mountains at Coyote Ridge, near Bishop, Calif., elevation 3,699 meters.
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Harnessing the GPS Data Explosion for Interdisciplinary Science

by G. Blewitt, W. C. Hammond and C. Kreemer 24 September 201819 November 2021

More GPS stations, faster data delivery, and better data processing provide an abundance of information for all kinds of Earth scientists.

Trailing hemisphere of Europa
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How Hot Is Europa? Now There’s a Map for That

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 5 September 201822 March 2023

The new global map of Europa’s surface heat also highlighted one spot on the moon that is inexplicably cold.

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