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Flagstaff Field Center This recent aerial photograph of the Flagstaff Field Center shows how the campus has grown since 1965, now encompassing five buildings. In the distance the San Francisco Peaks can be seen rising up behind the Dry Lake Hills.

Who We Are

The Astrogeology Research Program is a team of over 80 research scientists, cartographers, computer scientists, administrative staff, students, contractors, and volunteers working to support the efforts to explore, map, and understand our solar system. Fields of particular interest are mapping, planetary geologic processes, remote sensing and monitoring, and scientific analysis, which leads to answers about our neighboring planets.

Astrogeology Today Tour

• Our Mission: the vision and purpose of the Program
• Who We Work With: what organizations fund and support our work
• Mission Support: our role in space exploration missions and other activities
• Scientific Investigations: figuring out the mysteries of the planets
• Cartography, Geologic Mapping, & Photogrammetry: making road maps of the planets to help explorers and scientists find their way
• Shoemaker Center for Astrogeology: the USGS Flagstaff Field Center expands with the construction of a new building

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