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Lauren Canavan
2 dispatches · Kilbourne Hole
Kilbourne Hole
In his element: Exploring seismic features with Jacob Richardson
When Jacob Richardson enters a field site, he never knows what he’ll find. As deputy principal investigator of the GEODES (Geophysical Exploration of the Dynamics and Evolution of the Solar System) team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Richardson has traveled the world conducting geological research.
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Views from Hunt and Kilbourne: A Photo Essay
To most eyes the craters read as wasteland; to a geologist they’re paradise. Three days among the volcanic holes of southern New Mexico, where the groundwork for the next era of exploration is being laid — in pictures.
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