Astro's Ryan Anderson gets into the spirit of Earth Observation Day, presenting how remote sensing satellites like #Landsat work to #Education researchers, curriculum developers and collaborators of the #PLANETS project! #EarthScienceWeek #STEM #PLANETSSTEM

Dust and minerals are only the beginning. This instrument (EMIT) is basically a high resolution camera that is ALSO a tricorder. And it's looking down from the ISS, taking data all the time. We are going to learn so much about our changing world it gives me goosebumps!

Happy Geologic Map Day! Geologic Mapping is a big part of what we do here at Astro, and we created this activity so you can create your own #GeologicMap of the #Perseverance Rover landing site! Explore Jezero crater at this link: usgs.gov/news/coloring-…

Pandora seems to have decided that what my classical music station needs is a lot more sappy "Jesus loves me" contemporary christian tunes. I wonder how many thumbs down it will take to get it back on track...

Have you all seen this crazy LICIACube image of the DART ejecta from Dimorphos?! The rectangles are different contrast stretches to bring out details.

The scenery curiosity is driving through never gets old. We knew it would be amazing back when we were doing the initial mapping from orbit, but still: wow.

I own multiple items of clothing with Mars rovers on them, and am currently wearing two of them at the same time.

Threats from Space! Not all natural hazards that affect Earth come from here. Sometimes things from space can have a huge effect on our planet. usgs.gov/science/scienc… #NaturalHazards

Went down a rabbit hole today trying to figure out how to convert spectra to perceived color. Found this very nice page that even includes code: scipython.com/blog/convertin… Works well for black bodies but unsurprisingly doesn't do well on darker spectra (e.g. mineral reflectance).

Look at Elmo managing Twitter. Now imagine living on Mars and he controls your air.

I'm noticing a trend.

Hi Lenovo Legion I've had my Legion 7 for 14 months (2 months past warranty) and it has died. Will not boot, local computer repair place says likely motherboard issue. It is outrageous to have a failure like this after 14 months. Since it is out of warranty am I just out of luck?

Mauna Loa is erupting! Follow USGS Volcanoes🌋 for updates! Astro scientists will often use footage and images like these to understand how lava could've flowed on other planets and moons!

Astrogeology is in the news! Hear from scientists Amber Gullikson and Ryan Anderson about the importance of terrestrial analogs in planetary science: x.com/RuizNews/statu…

Take a look at this "ground breaking" science by Astro's Colin Dundas and colleagues: x.com/USGS/status/16…

I wrote about my favorite books from 2022! ryanbanderson.com/my-top-5-books…

What a cool way to explore USGS Astrogeology DTMs of Mars! There's so much to explore on the Red Planet 🤩

Do you like Mars? We hope you like Mars. Because we just released >4,800 elevation models and >155,000 high-res images, all streamable and ready-to use so you can fly over an enormous martian canyon! Or, you know, do science. usgs.gov/news/featured-… youtube.com/watch?v=e0Ht0Z…